CVE-2024-36122Network attack vector

Moderator email disclosure via unfiltered review payload

Published Jul 3, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Information disclosure in Discourse stable before 3.2.3 or beta/tests-passed before 3.3.0.beta4 allows remote authenticated users to read user emails. ReviewableUserSerializer copies the target user's email from its payload without applying the scope.can_check_emails? authorization check. A moderator must open a queued user review, and exposure occurs despite the email-view setting being disabled; no write or service impact is reported.

CVSS severity2.4
Low
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Discourse stable before 3.2.3 or beta/tests-passed before 3.3.0.beta4 allows remote authenticated users to read user emails. ReviewableUserSerializer copies the target user's email from its payload without applying the scope.can_check_emails? authorization check. A moderator must open a queued user review, and exposure occurs despite the email-view setting being disabled; no write or service impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-36122
Published
Jul 3, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Discourse
Product
Discourse
Classifications
CWE-200, T1213
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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  1. Affected versionversion=beta < 3.3.0.beta4
  2. Affected versionversion=stable < 3.2.3
  3. Affected versionversion=tests-passed < 3.3.0.beta4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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

Published CVSS scores

2.4GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1213Data from Information Repositories

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