Medium severity · published Jul 28, 2023
CVE-2023-38685
Discourse is an open source discussion platform
4.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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, information about restricted-visibility topic tags could be obtained by unauthorized users. 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
Discourse · Discourse
before 3.0.6; 1.1.0; 1.1.0; 1.1.0; 1.1.0; 1.1.0; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38685
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38685
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/073661142369a0a66c25775cc3870582a679ef8b
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-wx6x-q4gp-mgv5
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