CVE-2024-28242 json
Disclosure of the existence of secret categories with custom backgrounds in Discourse
published 2y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-discourse-2024-28242 , EUVD-2024-25350 , GHSA-c7q7-7f6q-2c23
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- bitnami discourse 3.2.1
- discourse discourse 3.2.1, 3.3.0-beta2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | discourse | <3.2.1 |
3.2.1 |
Affected products
- discourse discourse
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-28242
- NVD CVE-2024-28242
- OSV BIT-discourse-2024-28242
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