Discourse up to 3.3.1/3.4.0.beta1 Topic label/name privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Discourse up to 3.3.1/3.4.0.beta1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Topic Handler. This manipulation of the argument label/name causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-45297. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Discourse up to 3.3.1/3.4.0.beta1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Topic Handler. The manipulation of the argument label/name with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Users can see topics with a hidden tag if they know the label/name of that tag. 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-45297 since 08/26/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.3.2 or 3.4.0.beta2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Discourse 3.3.2/3.4.0.beta2

Timelineinfo

08/26/2024 🔍
10/08/2024 +43 days 🔍
10/08/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/19/2024 +11 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-58xw-3qr3-53gp
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-45297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-45297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279535

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2024 07:01
Updated: 10/19/2024 03:25
Changes: 10/08/2024 07:01 (65), 10/11/2024 04:29 (1), 10/19/2024 03:25 (11)
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