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CVE-2022-37458

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—

Discourse through 2.8.7 allows admins to send invitations to arbitrary email addresses at an unlimited rate.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Discourse — Discourse

CWEs

References

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      "value": "Discourse versiones hasta 2.8.7, permite a administradores enviar invitaciones a direcciones de correo electrónico arbitrarias a un ritmo ilimitado"
    }
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