CVE-2021-41163: RCE via malicious SNS subscription payload

Published Oct 20, 2021
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Updated

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions maliciously crafted requests could lead to remote code execution. This resulted from a lack of validation in subscribeurl values. This issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed versions of Discourse. To workaround the issue without updating, requests with a path starting /webhooks/aws path could be blocked at an upstream proxy.

Affected Software

7 affected components
Discourse Discourse<2.7.9
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta6

Event History

Oct 20, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-41163?

CVE-2021-41163 has been classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to enable remote code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2021-41163?

To fix CVE-2021-41163, upgrade Discourse to the latest stable version or any of the patched beta versions.

3

What types of Discourse versions are affected by CVE-2021-41163?

CVE-2021-41163 affects Discourse versions prior to 2.7.9 and several 2.8.0 beta versions.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2021-41163?

The impact of CVE-2021-41163 is that it allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2021-41163?

There are no specific workarounds for CVE-2021-41163; upgrading to a patched version is the recommended solution.

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