VDB-273161 · CVE-2024-37299 · GCVE-0-2024-37299

Discourse up to 3.2.4/3.3.0.beta4 Tag Group Name resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Discourse up to 3.2.4/3.3.0.beta4. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Tag Group Name Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-37299. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Discourse up to 3.2.4/3.3.0.beta4. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Tag Group Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to 3.2.5 and 3.3.0.beta5, crafting requests to submit very long tag group names can reduce the availability of a Discourse instance. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.5 and 3.3.0.beta5.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-37299 since 06/05/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.2.5 or 3.3.0.beta5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Chat Software

Name

Discourse

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.9
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Discourse 3.2.5/3.3.0.beta5

Timelineinfo

06/05/2024 🔍
07/30/2024 +55 days 🔍
07/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/12/2024 +44 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-37299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-37299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273161

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2024 17:15
Updated: 09/12/2024 02:29
Changes: 07/30/2024 17:15 (63), 07/31/2024 19:55 (1), 09/12/2024 02:29 (12)
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