CVE-2024-27085Network attack vector

Service interruption via unbounded invite fields

Published Mar 15, 2024 · Updated Aug 21, 2024

Denial of service in affected Discourse releases allows remote authenticated users to interrupt the service via oversized invite fields. The invite route passed attacker-controlled email and domain values to the Invite model without maximum-length validation, allowing oversized data to consume server resources. The requester must be signed in and belong to a group allowed to send invites; successful abuse can make the forum service unavailable.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in affected Discourse releases allows remote authenticated users to interrupt the service via oversized invite fields. The invite route passed attacker-controlled email and domain values to the Invite model without maximum-length validation, allowing oversized data to consume server resources. The requester must be signed in and belong to a group allowed to send invites; successful abuse can make the forum service unavailable.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-27085
Published
Mar 15, 2024
Updated
Aug 21, 2024
Vendor
Discourse
Product
Discourse
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=beta <= 3.3.0.beta1
  2. Affected versionversion=stable <= 3.2.0
  3. Affected versionversion=tests-passed <= 3.3.0.beta1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Discourse · Discourseversion=beta <= 3.3.0.beta1; version=stable <= 3.2.0; version=tests-passed <= 3.3.0.beta1

Published CVSS scores

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

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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