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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.7 Medium

CVE-2023-28111

Discourse vulnerable to SSRF protection bypass possible with IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.0.beta3 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, attackers are able to bypass Discourse's server-side request forgery (SSRF) protection for private IPv4 addresses by using a IPv4-mapped IPv6 address. The issue is patched in the latest beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. version 3.1.0.beta3 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

discourse discourse

  • beta < 3.1.0.beta3affected
  • tests-passed < 3.1.0.beta3affected

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