Critical severity · published Dec 19, 2024
CVE-2024-49765
Bypass of Discourse Connect using other login paths if enabled in Discourse
9.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Sites that are using discourse connect but still have local logins enabled could allow attackers to bypass discourse connect to create accounts and login. This problem is patched in the latest version of Discourse. Users unable to upgrade who are using discourse connect may disable all other login methods as a workaround.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
discourse · discourse
stable: <= 3.3.2; beta: <= 3.4.0.beta3; tests-passed: <= 3.4.0.beta3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49765
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49765
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-v8rf-pvgm-xxf2
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