Information disclosure in Discourse
CVE-2024-28242
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions an attacker can learn that secret categories exist when they have backgrounds set. The issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version…
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th 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 <= 3.3.0.beta1, stable <= 3.2.0, 3.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28242?
- CVE-2024-28242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28242?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-28242 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.