CVE-2023-38685
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CVE-2023-38685 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, information about restricted-visibility topic tags could be obtained by unauthorized users. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, information about restricted-visibility topic tags could be obtained by unauthorized users. The issue is patched in version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discourse | Discourse | < 3.0.6 | — |
| Discourse | Discourse | 1.1.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 1.2.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 1.3.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 1.4.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 1.5.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 1.6.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 1.7.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 1.8.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 1.9.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 2.0.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 2.1.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 2.2.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 2.3.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 2.4.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 2.5.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 2.6.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 2.7.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 2.8.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 2.9.0 | Beta1 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 3.0.0 | Beta15 |
| Discourse | Discourse | 3.1.0 | Beta1 |
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