CVE-2024-24748: Disclosure of the existence of secret subcategories in Discourse
First published: Fri Mar 15 2024(Updated: )
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions an attacker can learn that a secret subcategory exists under a public category which has no public subcategories. The issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Credit: security-advisories@github.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Discourse | <latest stable<beta<tests-passed |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-24748?
CVE-2024-24748 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability affecting the Discourse platform.
How do I fix CVE-2024-24748?
To fix CVE-2024-24748, upgrade Discourse to the latest stable, beta, or tests-passed version.
What kind of attack is possible with CVE-2024-24748?
An attacker can uncover the existence of a secret subcategory within a public category that has no visible subcategories due to this vulnerability.
Which versions of Discourse are affected by CVE-2024-24748?
CVE-2024-24748 affects prior versions of Discourse before the fixes were applied in the latest stable, beta, and tests-passed versions.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-24748?
Yes, a patch for CVE-2024-24748 is available in the latest stable, beta, and tests-passed versions of Discourse.
- agent/weakness
- agent/title
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/description
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/event
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/guess-ai
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/discourse
- canonical/discourse