VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-38498

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.70%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-07-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious user can prevent the defer queue from proceeding promptly on sites hosted in the same multisite installation. The issue is patched in version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Users of multisite configurations should upgrade.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-400
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-770

Primary references