CVE-2024-38360

Denial of service via Watched Words in Discourse

Description

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions by creating replacement words with an almost unlimited number of characters, a moderator can reduce the availability of a Discourse instance. This issue has been addressed in stable version 3.2.3 and in current betas. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may manually remove the long watched words either via SQL or Rails console.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.19%
Affected: discourse discourse
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-68pm-hm8x-pq2p
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/7b53e610c17e38be982dffefa4e5b5a709a3b990

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-38360?
CVE-2024-38360 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-38360?
To fix CVE-2024-38360, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-38360 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-38360 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-38360?
CVE-2024-38360 affects discourse discourse.
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