CVE-2023-28112
Discourse's SSRF protection missing for some FastImage requests
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches, some user provided URLs were being passed to FastImage without SSRF protection. Insufficient protections could enable attackers to trigger outbound network connections from the Discourse server to private IP addresses. This affects any site running the tests-passed or beta branches versions 3.1.0.beta2 and prior. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Discourse's SSRF protection missing for some FastImage requests
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches, some user provided URLs were being passed to FastImage without SSRF protection. Insufficient protections could enable attackers to trigger outbound network connections from the Discourse server to private IP addresses. This affects any site running the tests-passed or beta branches versions 3.1.0.beta2 and prior. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-28112- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31830
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches, some user provided URLs were being passed to FastImage without SSRF protection. Insufficient protections could enable attackers to trigger outbound network connections from the Discourse server to private IP addresses. This affects any site running the tests-passed or beta branches versions 3.1.0.beta2 and prior. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31830- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches, some user provided URLs were being passed to FastImage without SSRF protection. Insufficient protections could enable attackers to trigger outbound network connections from the Discourse server to private IP addresses. This affects any site running the tests-passed or beta branches versions 3.1.0.beta2 and prior. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-28112- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Discourse's SSRF protection missing for some FastImage requests
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches, some user provided URLs were being passed to FastImage without SSRF protection. Insufficient protections could enable attackers to trigger outbound network connections from the Discourse server to private IP addresses. This affects any site running the tests-passed or beta branches versions 3.1.0.beta2 and prior. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-28112- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-discourse-2023-28112 No score
Discourse's SSRF protection missing for some FastImage requests
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.0, some user provided URLs were being passed to FastImage without SSRF protection. Insufficient protections could enable attackers to trigger outbound network connections from the Discourse server to private IP addresses. This affects any site running the version 3.1.0 and prior. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
BIT-discourse-2023-28112- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
discourseBitnami |
before 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28112 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Discourse, published March 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in discourse 3.1.0.
References
github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-9897-x229-55gh
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28112