Discourse vulnerable to DoS via Tag Group
Priority LOW 34CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to 3.2.5 and 3.3.0.beta5, crafting requests to submit very long tag group names can reduce the availability of a Discourse instance. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.5 and 3.3.0.beta5.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00598 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed discourse (discourse): 3.2.5, 3.3.0.beta5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| discourse | discourse | before 3.2.5; 3.3.0.beta1 to before 3.3.0.beta5 | 3.2.5, 3.3.0.beta5 | Patch available | CNA |
- discourse Vendordiscourse Affected before 3.2.5; 3.3.0.beta1 to before 3.3.0.beta5 Fixed in 3.2.5, 3.3.0.beta5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* | before 3.2.5 | Vulnerable | discourse |
| cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:beta1:*:*:beta:*:*:* | 3.3.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | discourse |
| cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:beta2:*:*:beta:*:*:* | 3.3.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | discourse |
| cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:beta3:*:*:beta:*:*:* | 3.3.0 beta3 | Vulnerable | discourse |
| cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:beta4:*:*:beta:*:*:* | 3.3.0 beta4 | Vulnerable | discourse |
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* Versions before 3.2.5 Vulnerable ·discourse
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:beta1:*:*:beta:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·discourse
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:beta2:*:*:beta:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·discourse
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:beta3:*:*:beta:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·discourse
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.3.0:beta4:*:*:beta:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·discourse
Remediation
- Fix · CNA discourse (discourse) Fixed in 3.2.5, 3.3.0.beta5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37299
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
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