CVE-2023-31142
Discourse's general category permissions could be set back to default
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches, if a site has modified their general category permissions, they could be set back to the default. This issue is patched in version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches. A workaround, only if you are modifying the general category permissions, is to use a new category for the same purpose.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Discourse's general category permissions could be set back to default
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches, if a site has modified their general category permissions, they could be set back to the default. This issue is patched in version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches. A workaround, only if you are modifying the general category permissions, is to use a new category for the same purpose.
- Record
CVE-2023-31142- CVSS 3.1
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-35461
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches, if a site has modified their general category permissions, they could be set back to the default. This issue is patched in version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches. A workaround, only if you are modifying the general category permissions, is to use a new category for the same purpose.
- Record
EUVD-2023-35461- CVSS 3.1
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches, if a site has modified their general category permissions, they could be set back to the default. This issue is patched in version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches. A workaround, only if you are modifying the general category permissions, is to use a new category for the same purpose.
- Record
CVE-2023-31142- CVSS 3.1
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Discourse's general category permissions could be set back to default
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches, if a site has modified their general category permissions, they could be set back to the default. This issue is patched in version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches. A workaround, only if you are modifying the general category permissions, is to use a new category for the same purpose.
- Record
CVE-2023-31142- CVSS 3.1
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-discourse-2023-31142 No score
Discourse's general category permissions could be set back to default
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches, if a site has modified their general category permissions, they could be set back to the default. This issue is patched in version 3.0.4 of the stable branch and version 3.1.0.beta5 of the beta and tests-passed branches. A workaround, only if you are modifying the general category permissions, is to use a new category for the same purpose.
- Record
BIT-discourse-2023-31142- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
discourseBitnami |
before 3.0.4 | 3.0.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-31142 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.0) in Discourse, published June 13, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in discourse 3.0.4.