Vulnerability in Discourse

CVE-2023-23615

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. The embeddable comments can be exploited to create new topics as any user but without any clear title or content. This issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed versions of Discourse. As a workaround, disable embeddable comments by deleting all embeddable hosts.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-23615: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Discourse — versions 2.4.0, < 3.1.0.beta2, 3.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23615?
CVE-2023-23615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-23615?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.