CVE-2023-23620: Discourse restricted tag routes leak topic information

Published Jan 27, 2023
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Updated

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.1 on the stable branch and 3.1.0.beta2 on the beta and tests-passed branches, the contents of latest/top routes for restricted tags can be accessed by unauthorized users. This issue is patched in version 3.0.1 on the stable branch and 3.1.0.beta2 on the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.

Affected Software

208 affected components
Discourse Discourse<3.0.1
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta6b
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta13
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta13b
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta14
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta13
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta13
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta14
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta15
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta16
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta17
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta11
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
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta13
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta14
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=3.0.0-beta15
Discourse Discourse=3.0.0-beta16
Discourse Discourse=3.1.0-beta1

Event History

Jan 27, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-23620?

CVE-2023-23620 has been rated as a medium-severity vulnerability due to the potential unauthorized access to restricted content.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-23620?

To resolve CVE-2023-23620, upgrade your Discourse installation to version 3.0.1 on the stable branch or 3.1.0.beta2 on the beta branch.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2023-23620?

CVE-2023-23620 affects Discourse versions prior to 3.0.1 on the stable branch and 3.1.0.beta2 on the beta and tests-passed branches.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-23620?

CVE-2023-23620 is a security vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to access the contents of restricted tags.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2023-23620?

There is no specific workaround for CVE-2023-23620; the recommended action is to apply the available patches by updating the software.

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