Race condition in Discourse - CVE-2023-37904
Published: July 31, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78758
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37904
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Accept Invite. A remote user can exploit the race and create more users than permitted from invite links.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-37904
Install updates from vendor's website.