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CVE-2024-38360

4.9 · MEDIUM

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion.

Published Jul 15, 2024CWE-400EPSS 0.47%

Overview

CVE-2024-38360 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 15, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions by creating replacement words with an almost unlimited number of characters, a moderator can reduce the availability of a Discourse instance. This issue has been addressed in stable version 3.2.3 and in current betas. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may manually remove the long watched words either via SQL or Rails console.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/discourse/discourse/commit/7b53e610c17e38be982dffefa4e5b5a709a3b990GitHubgithub.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-68pm-hm8x-pq2pGitHubgithub.com/discourse/discourse/commit/7b53e610c17e38be982dffefa4e5b5a709a3b990GitHubgithub.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-68pm-hm8x-pq2p

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38360?

CVE-2024-38360 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 15, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-38360?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-38360?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-38360?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-38360 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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