Information disclosure in Discourse

CVE-2023-44391

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. User summaries are accessible for anonymous users even when `hide_user_profiles_from_public` is enabled. This problem has been patched in the 3.1.1 stable and 3.2.0.beta2 version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th 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:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Discourse — versions beta <= 3.2.0.beta2, stable <= 3.1.1, 3.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-44391?
CVE-2023-44391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-44391?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.