Discourse before 2.3.0 and 2.4.x before 2.4.0.beta3 lacks a confirmation screen when logging in via a user-api OTP.
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Discourse before 2.3.0 and 2.4.x before 2.4.0.beta3 lacks a confirmation screen when logging in via a user-api OTP.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00861 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Discourse: 2.3.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discourse | before 2.3.0; 2.4.0.beta1; 2.4.0.beta2; fixed in 2.4.0.beta3 | 2.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Discourse Vendor— Affected before 2.3.0; 2.4.0.beta1; 2.4.0.beta2; fixed in 2.4.0.beta3 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Discourse Fixed in 2.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1020017
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2j7x-g4cv-2735
References
More Discourse vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-19656 Denial of Service in discourse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-36150 Potential Backup file leaked via Nginx in Discourse CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-18002 RCE via malicious SNS subscription payload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-24651 Discourse: Open redirect via `sso_destination_url` cookie in `enter` CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-22278 Discourse leaks private topic title and post excerpt via user action API endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-24152 Unauthenticated access to new private chat messages in Discourse CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-1020017 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1020017 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2j7x-g4cv-2735 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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