What is the severity of CVE-2024-38360?

CVE-2024-38360 has been classified with a severity that indicates potential disruptions to the availability of Discourse instances.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38360?

To fix CVE-2024-38360, upgrade your Discourse installation to version 3.2.3 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2024-38360?

CVE-2024-38360 affects all versions of Discourse prior to version 3.2.3.

What vulnerability does CVE-2024-38360 exploit?

CVE-2024-38360 exploits the ability to create overly long replacement words, impacting the performance of Discourse instances.

Can CVE-2024-38360 cause downtime for a Discourse instance?

Yes, CVE-2024-38360 can potentially reduce the availability of a Discourse instance, leading to performance issues.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-38360

medium

4.9

CWE

400

15/7/2024

2/8/2024

CVE-2024-38360: Denial of service via Watched Words in Discourse

First published: Mon Jul 15 2024(Updated: )

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions by creating replacement words with an almost unlimited number of characters, a moderator can reduce the availability of a Discourse instance. This issue has been addressed in stable version 3.2.3 and in current betas. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may manually remove the long watched words either via SQL or Rails console.

Credit: security-advisories@github.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Discourse	<3.2.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-38360?
CVE-2024-38360 has been classified with a severity that indicates potential disruptions to the availability of Discourse instances.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38360?
To fix CVE-2024-38360, upgrade your Discourse installation to version 3.2.3 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2024-38360?
CVE-2024-38360 affects all versions of Discourse prior to version 3.2.3.
What vulnerability does CVE-2024-38360 exploit?
CVE-2024-38360 exploits the ability to create overly long replacement words, impacting the performance of Discourse instances.
Can CVE-2024-38360 cause downtime for a Discourse instance?
Yes, CVE-2024-38360 can potentially reduce the availability of a Discourse instance, leading to performance issues.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-38360?
CVE-2024-38360 has been classified with a severity that indicates potential disruptions to the availability of Discourse instances.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38360?
To fix CVE-2024-38360, upgrade your Discourse installation to version 3.2.3 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2024-38360?
CVE-2024-38360 affects all versions of Discourse prior to version 3.2.3.
What vulnerability does CVE-2024-38360 exploit?
CVE-2024-38360 exploits the ability to create overly long replacement words, impacting the performance of Discourse instances.
Can CVE-2024-38360 cause downtime for a Discourse instance?
Yes, CVE-2024-38360 can potentially reduce the availability of a Discourse instance, leading to performance issues.