CVE-2023-44391 Prevent unauthorized access to summary details in Discourse
Attackers can view user summary details even when public profile hiding is enabled, exposing private user information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-44391?
CVE-2023-44391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse Discourse, published on 16 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. User summaries are accessible for anonymous users even when `hide_user_profiles_from_public` is enabled. This problem has been patched in the 3.1.1 stable and 3.2.0.beta2 version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44391?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including discourse. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
discourse Bitnami | All versions to 3.1.1 | None |
Products include Discourse Discourse.
How do I fix CVE-2023-44391?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44391 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-44391 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44391 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2021-41163 RCE via malicious SNS subscription payload
- CVE-2022-36066 Discourse vulnerable to RCE via admins uploading maliciously zipped file
- CVE-2022-39356 Discourse user account takeover via email and invite link
- CVE-2023-22468 Discourse vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in local oneboxes
- CVE-2026-27934 Discourse leaks private topic title and post excerpt via user action API endpoint
Sources
Also known as BIT-discourse-2023-44391, GHSA-7px5-fqcf-7mfr.