Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Discord servers running the Red bot with the WarnSystem cog from Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs before 1.3.18 may let a low-privileged user abuse an unsafe template to expose sensitive information and affect bot integrity. This is narrow in product scope but high impact for affected Discord bot deployments.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any Discord bot that moderates public or semi-public communities. The affected component is niche, but compromise could expose sensitive information and undermine moderation bot integrity. If the cog is not deployed, business urgency is low.
Technical view
The advisory describes improper sanitization in WarnSystem templates, mapped to CWE-74. CVSS 3.1 is 7.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality and integrity impact, and no availability impact. The issue is patched in version 1.3.18.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to deployments using retke Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs WarnSystem on Red Discord bot, specifically versions earlier than 1.3.18. Organizations not using this Discord bot cog are not affected based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and KEV is false. Exploitation requires a user with access to configure or influence a specific WarnSystem template and some user interaction, according to the CVSS vector.
Researcher notes
Evidence is advisory-level and commit-referenced. The provided sources identify affected versions and remediation but do not include proof of active exploitation. Validate exposure by installed cog and version, not by generic Red bot presence alone.
Mitigation direction
- Update Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs WarnSystem to version 1.3.18 or later.
- Use the vendor-provided WarnSystem version check after updating.
- If unable to update, unload the WarnSystem cog.
- Alternatively, globally disable the WarnSystem description-setting command.
- Monitor vendor guidance for any additional remediation detail.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Red Discord bot instances using Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs WarnSystem.
- Confirm WarnSystem version is 1.3.18 or later.
- Verify the vulnerable description-setting capability is disabled where patching is delayed.
- Review bot configuration access for low-privileged Discord users.
- Check whether the WarnSystem cog is loaded on production bots.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N2.15.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.3HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/retke/Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs/security/advisories/GHSA-834g-67vv-m9wqCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/retke/Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs/commit/c79dd2cc879989cf2018e76ba2aad0baef3b4ec8CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
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