Information disclosure in Discourse - CVE-2023-34250
Published: June 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77504
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34250
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.
Affected software:
Discourse
Discourse
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote attacker can use the new topics dismissal endpoint to reveal the number of topics recently created.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-34250
Install updates from vendor's website.