SSRF in Discourse

CVE-2020-24327

Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in Discourse 2.3.2 and 2.6 via the email function. When writing an email in an editor, you can upload pictures of remote websites.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

  • Discourse — versions 2.3.2, 2.6.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24327?
CVE-2020-24327 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-24327?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.