CVE-2024-28242

Disclosure of the existence of secret categories with custom backgrounds in Discourse

Published Mar 15, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-25350 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:tests-passed:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:-:*:*:tests-passed:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:beta1:*:*:tests-passed:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:beta:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:tests-passed:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:-:*:*:beta:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:-:*:*:tests-passed:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:beta1:*:*:beta:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:beta1:*:*:tests-passed:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 26, 2024, 3:02 PM
Reserved
Mar 7, 2024, 2:33 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 15, 2024, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:21 AM