CVE-2024-28242

Disclosure of the existence of secret categories with custom backgrounds in Discourse

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions an attacker can learn that secret categories exist when they have backgrounds set. The issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should temporarily remove category backgrounds.

Discourse es una plataforma de código abierto para el debate comunitario. En las versiones afectadas, un atacante puede descubrir que existen categorías secretas cuando tienen fondos configurados. El problema está solucionado en la última versión estable, beta y probada de Discourse. Se recomienda a los usuarios que actualicen. Los usuarios que no puedan actualizar deben eliminar temporalmente los fondos de las categorías.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

GitHubv3.1 5.3

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-03-07 CVE Reserved
2024-03-15 CVE Published
2024-03-16 EPSS Updated
2024-08-26 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b425fbc2a28341a5627928f963519006712c3d39	X_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-c7q7-7f6q-2c23	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Discourse Search vendor "Discourse"		Discourse Search vendor "Discourse" for product "Discourse"				<= 3.2.0 Search vendor "Discourse" for product "Discourse" and version " <= 3.2.0"		en		Affected