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CVE-2024-45297

Prevent topic list filtering by hidden tags for unauthorized users in Discourse

5.3 MediumFix available

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Users can see topics with a hidden tag if they know the label/name of that tag. This issue has been patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. All users area are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Up 0.3 points since Oct 8, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Prevent topic list filtering by hidden tags for unauthorized users in Discourse

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Users can see topics with a hidden tag if they know the label/name of that tag. This issue has been patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. All users area are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-45297
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-41423 5.3

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Users can see topics with a hidden tag if they know the label/name of that tag. This issue has been patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. All users area are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-2024-41423
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
NVD 5.3

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Users can see topics with a hidden tag if they know the label/name of that tag. This issue has been patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. All users area are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-45297
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.3

Prevent topic list filtering by hidden tags for unauthorized users in Discourse

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Users can see topics with a hidden tag if they know the label/name of that tag. This issue has been patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. All users area are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2024-45297
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-discourse-2024-45297 No score

Prevent topic list filtering by hidden tags for unauthorized users in Discourse

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Users can see topics with a hidden tag if they know the label/name of that tag. This issue has been patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. All users area are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
BIT-discourse-2024-45297
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
discourse
Bitnami
before 3.3.2
3.3.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-45297 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Discourse, published October 7, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. Fixed in discourse 3.3.2.

References

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