CVE-2024-36113Network attack vector

Staff account lockout via unchecked bulk suspension

Published Jul 3, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Missing authorization in Discourse 3.2.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with staff privileges to suspend staff accounts. The Admin::UsersController bulk-suspension path accepted other_user_ids and updated every selected account without applying guardian.can_suspend? to each target. Affected beta and tests-passed builds have equivalent boundaries; staff access is required, and suspended targets cannot log in.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Discourse 3.2.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with staff privileges to suspend staff accounts. The Admin::UsersController bulk-suspension path accepted other_user_ids and updated every selected account without applying guardian.can_suspend? to each target. Affected beta and tests-passed builds have equivalent boundaries; staff access is required, and suspended targets cannot log in.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-36113
Published
Jul 3, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Discourse
Product
Discourse
Classifications
CWE-862, T1531
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 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.beta3
  2. Affected versionversion=stable < 3.2.3
  3. Affected versionversion=tests-passed < 3.3.0.beta4-dev

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Discourse · Discourseversion=beta < 3.3.0.beta3; version=stable < 3.2.3; version=tests-passed < 3.3.0.beta4-dev

Published CVSS scores

4.9NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.9GitHub CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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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

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1531Account Access Removal

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