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CVE-2024-45297: Prevent topic list filtering by hidden tags for unauthorized users in Discourse
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-10-07 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
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.
Affected products
- discourse: before 3.3.2; before 3.4.0; 3.4.0-beta1 — fixed in 3.3.2, 3.4.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: discourse 3.3.2, 3.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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