4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-49099
Discourse Guest Upload URL Access Vulnerability
Description

Discourse is a platform for community discussion. Under very specific circumstances, secure upload URLs associated with posts can be accessed by guest users even when login is required. This vulnerability has been patched in 3.2.0.beta4 and 3.1.4.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 12, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-49099 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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-49099 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1b288236387fc0a823e4f15f1aea8dde81b49d53
    Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-j67x-x6mq-pwv4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1b288236387fc0a823e4f15f1aea8dde81b49d53 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1b288236387fc0a823e4f15f1aea8dde81b49d53 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-j67x-x6mq-pwv4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-j67x-x6mq-pwv4 Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.2.0:beta1:*:*:beta:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.2.0:beta2:*:*:beta:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.2.0:beta3:*:*:beta:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Discourse is a platform for community discussion. Under very specific circumstances, secure upload URLs associated with posts can be accessed by guest users even when login is required. This vulnerability has been patched in 3.2.0.beta4 and 3.1.4.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-j67x-x6mq-pwv4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1b288236387fc0a823e4f15f1aea8dde81b49d53 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-284
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.20 }} -0.04%

score

0.39538

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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