#VU78758 Race condition in Discourse - CVE-2023-37904
Published: July 31, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78758
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Discourse
Discourse
Software vendor:
Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.
Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.