Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-3138
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.1% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.1%top 12.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
In Discourse 2.7.0 through beta1, a rate-limit bypass leads to a bypass of the 2FA requirement for certain forms.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/Mesh3l911/Disource x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162256/Discourse-2.7.0-2FA-Bypass.html x_refsource_MISC