CVE-2024-49765
Discourse Local Login Bypass Authentication Weakness
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 19, 2024, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 26, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
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-2024-49765.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-v8rf-pvgm-xxf2 | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-49765 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-49765
weaknesses.
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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-49765 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-49765 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.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 26, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:beta:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4.0 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.4.0:-:*:*:beta:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.4.0:beta1:*:*:beta:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.4.0:beta2:*:*:beta:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.4.0:beta3:*:*:beta:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.3.3 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.4.0:-:*:*:tests-passed:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:-:*:*:tests-passed:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4.0 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.4.0:beta1:*:*:tests-passed:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.4.0:beta2:*:*:tests-passed:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.4.0:beta3:*:*:tests-passed:*:*:* Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-v8rf-pvgm-xxf2 Types: Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 19, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-359 Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-v8rf-pvgm-xxf2