CVE-2024-37299: Discourse vulnerable to DoS via Tag Group
First published: Tue Jul 30 2024(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security-advisories@github.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Discourse | <3.2.5 | |
| Discourse | =3.3.0-beta1 | |
| Discourse | =3.3.0-beta2 | |
| Discourse | =3.3.0-beta3 | |
| Discourse | =3.3.0-beta4 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-37299?
CVE-2024-37299 has a moderate severity level as it can impact the availability of a Discourse instance.
How do I fix CVE-2024-37299?
To fix CVE-2024-37299, update your Discourse installation to version 3.2.5 or later, or to 3.3.0.beta5 or later.
What versions are affected by CVE-2024-37299?
CVE-2024-37299 affects Discourse versions prior to 3.2.5 and versions 3.3.0.beta1 through 3.3.0.beta4.
What type of attack does CVE-2024-37299 involve?
CVE-2024-37299 involves crafting requests with excessively long tag group names.
What impact can CVE-2024-37299 have on my Discourse instance?
CVE-2024-37299 can reduce the availability of your Discourse instance, potentially leading to downtime.
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/title
- agent/description
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/author
- agent/event
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/remedy
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/severity
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/discourse
- canonical/discourse
- version/discourse/3.3.0-beta1
- version/discourse/3.3.0-beta2
- version/discourse/3.3.0-beta3
- version/discourse/3.3.0-beta4