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CVE-2024-28242

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions an attacker can learn that secret categories exist when they have backgrounds set. The issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should temporarily remove category backgrounds.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
15 Mar 2024
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
3.2.0, 3.3.0
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
DiscourseServers and applications · cpe:a:discourse:discourse
  • Every version before 3.2.0
  • Every version before 3.3.0
  • Version 3.3.0-beta1
  • Version 3.3.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28242
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28242