Discourse Rogue Staff Suspend Vulnerability before 3.2.3
CVE-2024-36113 Published on July 3, 2024
Discourse missing authorization checks for suspending admins/moderators
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-36113 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
CVE-2024-36113 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-36113
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Affected Versions
discourse:- Version stable < 3.2.3 is affected.
- Version tests-passed < 3.3.0.beta4-dev is affected.
- Version beta < 3.3.0.beta3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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