CVE-2024-36113CWE-862

Discourse missing authorization checks for suspending admins/moderators

Medium · published July 3, 2024

CVSS v3.1
4.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00418 · 35.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2024-07-03T19:07Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 JUL 19:07Z
    Discourse missing authorization checks for suspending admins/moderators
    cvelistv5