Multiple vulnerabilities in Discourse



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-36122
CVE-2024-37157
CWE-ID CWE-200
CWE-918
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Discourse
Web applications / Forum & blogging software

Vendor Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU93771

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36122

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Discourse: 3.2.0 beta1 - 3.3.0 beta3

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-rr93-hcw4-cv3f
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8d5b21170efa4766e1a213ff07dc36d36cf3dfb4
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/e2a7265dba3d9e943338db21ca38c50276b22f47


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

EUVDB-ID: #VU93786

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37157

CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Discourse: 3.2.0 beta1 - 3.3.0 beta3

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-46pq-7958-fc68
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5b8cf11b69e05d5c058c1148ec69ec309491fa6e
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/67e78086035cec494b15ce79342a0cb9052c2d95


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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