Discourse Connect Local Login Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2024-49765 Published on December 19, 2024
Bypass of Discourse Connect using other login paths if enabled in Discourse
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Sites that are using discourse connect but still have local logins enabled could allow attackers to bypass discourse connect to create accounts and login. This problem is patched in the latest version of Discourse. Users unable to upgrade who are using discourse connect may disable all other login methods as a workaround.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-49765 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Privacy violation Vulnerability?
The product does not properly prevent a person's private, personal information from being accessed by actors who either (1) are not explicitly authorized to access the information or (2) do not have the implicit consent of the person about whom the information is collected.
CVE-2024-49765 has been classified to as a Privacy violation vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-49765
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Affected Versions
discourse:- Version stable: <= 3.3.2 is affected.
- Version beta: <= 3.4.0.beta3 is affected.
- Version tests-passed: <= 3.4.0.beta3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.