CVE-2024-28242 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-28242: Disclosure of the existence of secret categories with custom backgrounds in Discourse

Vendor Discourse
Product discourse
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published March 15, 2024
Last update August 26, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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 of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should temporarily remove category backgrounds.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 15, 2024 CVE published
August 26, 2024 Record updated