SB2024070465 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Discourse 

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SB2024070465 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Discourse

Published: July 4, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024070465
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36122)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote administrator using the review queue to review users can see a users email address even when the Allow moderators to view email addresses setting is disabled.


2) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37157)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within FastImage. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References