What is CVE-2023-37904?

CVE-2023-37904 is a low-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2023-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2023-37904?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Discourse

CVE-2023-37904

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, more users than permitted could be created from invite links. The issue is patched in version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. As a workaround, use restrict to email address invites.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.002 (15.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Discourse — versions 2.4.0, 3.1.0, 2.9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37904?: CVE-2023-37904 is a low-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2023-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-37904?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.