Byobu user preference to prevent private discussions being started are not respected
Impact
Users electing to prevent others starting private discussions with themselves.
Please note that admins and others with appropriate permissions can always bypass this preference, as was the case before.
Patches
Users of Byobu should update the extension to version 1.1.7, where this has been patched. This version is only supported on v1.2.0 and later of Flarum Core.
Users of Byobu with Flarum 1.0 or 1.1 should upgrade to Flarum 1.2 or later, or evaluate the impact this issue has on your forum's users and choose to disable the extension if needed.
Workarounds
There are no workarounds for this issue.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | fof/byobu | >= 0.3.0-beta.2, < 1.1.7 | 1.1.7 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-269, CWE-863- Platform
- Composer
- Package
fof/byobu- Disclosed
- 06.08.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6gjm-6wj6-4px5 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: fof/byobu
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
This is the only known vulnerability of this package.
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