Vulnerability · Published Oct 7, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2024-45297Prevent topic list filtering by hidden tags for unauthorized users in Discourse

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in discourse from discourse. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Users can see topics with a hidden tag if they know the label/name of that tag. This issue has been patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. All users area are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
discourse	discourse	stable: < 3.3.2beta: < 3.4.0.beta2

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-58xw-3qr3-53gp x_refsource_CONFIRM