CVE-2024-45051

Bypass of email address validation via encoded email addresses in Discourse

Published Oct 7, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. A maliciously crafted email address could allow an attacker to bypass domain-based restrictions and gain access to private sites, categories and/or groups. This issue has been patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. All users area are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-41286 Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. A maliciously crafted email address could allow an attacker to bypass domain-based restrictions and gain access to private sites, categories and/or groups. This issue has been patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. All users area are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.4.0:-:*:*:beta:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:beta:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.4.0:-:*:*:beta:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.4.0:beta1:*:*:beta:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Discourse
Discourse discourse
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Discourse
Discourse discourse
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. A maliciously crafted email address could allow an attacker to bypass domain-based restrictions and gain access to private sites, categories and/or groups. This issue has been patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. All users area are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Title Bypass of email address validation via encoded email addresses in Discourse
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 8, 2024, 6:26 PM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2024, 5:53 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 7, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:53 AM