Improper Preservation of Permissions in Discourse - CVE-2024-53994
Published: February 5, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103642
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53994
CWE-ID: CWE-281
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper preservation of permissions. A remote user with disable chat in preferences can still be reachable in some cases.
Affected software
Discourse
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53994
Install updates from vendor's website.
Discourse - addressed in versions 3.3.3, 3.4.0 beta4