Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb
Published
2024-07-09 08:43
Modified
2026-09-08 08:34
Summary
Discourse missing authorization checks for suspending admins/moderators
Details

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.2.3 on the stable branch, version 3.3.0.beta3 on the beta branch, and version 3.3.0.beta4-dev on the tests-passed branch, a rogue staff user could suspend other staff users preventing them from logging in to the site. The issue is patched in version 3.2.3 on the stable branch, version 3.3.0.beta3 on the beta branch, and version 3.3.0.beta4-dev on the tests-passed branch. No known workarounds are available.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "discourse",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/discourse"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.2.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
      "severity": [
        {
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-36113"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "severity": "Medium"
  },
  "details": "Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch, version 3.3.0.beta3 on the `beta` branch, and version 3.3.0.beta4-dev on the `tests-passed` branch, a rogue staff user could suspend other staff users preventing them from logging in to the site. The issue is patched in version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch, version 3.3.0.beta3 on the `beta` branch, and version 3.3.0.beta4-dev on the `tests-passed` branch. No known workarounds are available.",
  "id": "BIT-discourse-2024-36113",
  "modified": "2026-09-08T08:34:36.952Z",
  "published": "2024-07-09T08:43:25.553Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8470546f59b04bd82ce9b711406758fd5439936d"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9c4a5f39d3ad351410a1453ff5e5f7ffce17cd7e"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-3w3f-76p7-3c4g"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36113"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.5.0",
  "summary": "Discourse missing authorization checks for suspending admins/moderators"
}



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