CVE-2023-44391 (GCVE-0-2023-44391)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-16 21:22 – Updated: 2024-09-16 15:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Prevent unauthorized access to summary details in Discourse
Summary
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. User summaries are accessible for anonymous users even when `hide_user_profiles_from_public` is enabled. This problem has been patched in the 3.1.1 stable and 3.2.0.beta2 version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-16 14:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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