CVE-2024-52589 Moderators can view Screened emails even when the “moderators view emails” option is disabled in Discourse
Moderators can view screened user emails despite configuration settings, exposing private data to unauthorized personnel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-52589?
CVE-2024-52589 is a low-severity vulnerability in Discourse Discourse, published on 19 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Moderators can see the Screened emails list in the admin dashboard, and through that can learn the email of a user. This problem is patched in the latest version of Discourse. Users unable to upgrade should remove moderator role from untrusted users.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52589?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including discourse. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
discourse Bitnami | All versions | 3.3.3 |
Products include Discourse Discourse.
How do I fix CVE-2024-52589?
Upgrade discourse to 3.3.3 or later.
Is CVE-2024-52589 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52589 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Discourse Discourse
- 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-2024-52589, GHSA-cqw6-rr3v-8fff.