Critical severity · published Nov 10, 2023
CVE-2023-47121
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Prior to version 3.1.3 of the `stable` branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, the embedding feature is susceptible to server side request forgery. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the `stable` branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. As a workaround, disable the Embedding feature.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
Discourse · Discourse
before 3.1.3; before 3.2.0; 3.2.0; 3.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47121
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47121
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/24cca10da731734af4e9748de99a508d586e59f1
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5f20748e402223b265e6fee381472c14e2604da6
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-hp24-94qf-8cgc
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