VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2024-49765

Sites that are using discourse connect but still have local logins enabled could allow attackers to bypass discourse connect to create accounts and login.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 0.36%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Sites that are using discourse connect but still have local logins enabled could allow attackers to bypass discourse connect to create accounts and login. This problem is patched in the latest version of Discourse. Users unable to upgrade who are using discourse connect may disable all other login methods as a workaround.

CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-359
Affected: discourse/discourse
Source: security-advisories@github.com

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-v8rf-pvgm-xxf2Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.