CVE-2023-38498

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious user can prevent the defer queue from proceeding promptly on sites hosted in the same multisite installation. The issue is patched in version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Users of multisite configurations should upgrade.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 28, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-38498: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix