Discourse FastImage Library Redirection to Internal IP (before 3.2.3/3.3.0.beta4)
CVE-2024-37157 Published on July 3, 2024
Discourse vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery via FastImage
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch and version 3.3.0.beta4 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious actor could get the FastImage library to redirect requests to an internal Discourse IP. This issue is patched in version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch and version 3.3.0.beta4 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. No known workarounds are available.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-37157 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a SSRF Vulnerability?
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. By providing URLs to unexpected hosts or ports, attackers can make it appear that the server is sending the request, possibly bypassing access controls such as firewalls that prevent the attackers from accessing the URLs directly. The server can be used as a proxy to conduct port scanning of hosts in internal networks, use other URLs such as that can access documents on the system (using file://), or use other protocols such as gopher:// or tftp://, which may provide greater control over the contents of requests.
CVE-2024-37157 has been classified to as a SSRF vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-37157
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Affected Versions
discourse:- Version stable < 3.2.3 is affected.
- Version beta < 3.3.0.beta4 is affected.
- Version tests-passed < 3.3.0.beta4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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