7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-3138
Discourse Two-Factor Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

In Discourse 2.7.0 through beta1, a rate-limit bypass leads to a bypass of the 2FA requirement for certain forms.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 14, 2021, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 4, 2022, 4:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-3138 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-3138 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Discourse discourse
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-3138.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162256/Discourse-2.7.0-2FA-Bypass.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/Mesh3l911/Disource Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases Release Notes Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

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Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 923 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 7 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.

Discource POC

Python

Updated: 3 years, 4 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 12, 2021, 10:50 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-3138 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-3138 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162256/Discourse-2.7.0-2FA-Bypass.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162256/Discourse-2.7.0-2FA-Bypass.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162256/Discourse-2.7.0-2FA-Bypass.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://blog.discourse.org/ [Vendor Advisory]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.discourse.org/ No Types Assigned https://blog.discourse.org/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Mesh3l911/Disource No Types Assigned https://github.com/Mesh3l911/Disource Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-307
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-3138 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.31 }} 0.51%

score

0.89775

percentile

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