CVE-2024-37299: discourse DoS — Fix

Description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to 3.2.5 and 3.3.0.beta5, crafting requests to submit very long tag group names can reduce the availability of a Discourse instance. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.5 and 3.3.0.beta5.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

4.9

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
discourse	discourse	< 3.2.5
discourse	discourse	All
discourse	discourse	All
discourse	discourse	All
discourse	discourse	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/188cb58daa833839c54c266ce22db150a3f3a210 https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/76f06f6b1491db6bd09a4017d2c5591431b3b16e https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-4j6h-9pjp-5476 https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/188cb58daa833839c54c266ce22db150a3f3a210 https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/76f06f6b1491db6bd09a4017d2c5591431b3b16e https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-4j6h-9pjp-5476

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-37299? +

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to 3.2.5 and 3.3.0.beta5, crafting requests to submit very long tag group names can reduce the availability of a Discourse instance. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.5 and 3.3.0.beta5. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-37299? +

CVE-2024-37299 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.9 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-37299? +

CVE-2024-37299 affects products from discourse, specifically: discourse. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-37299? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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