What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-53994?

CVE-2024-53994 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Which versions of Discourse are affected by CVE-2024-53994?

Organizations using affected should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-53994 rated CVSS 4.3. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-53994?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running affected and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Discourse CVE-2024-53994

MEDIUM

Improper Preservation of Permissions (CWE-281)

2025-02-04 security-advisories@github.com

Information Disclosure Discourse

4.3

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:24 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 04, 2025 - 22:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions users who disable chat in preferences could still be reachable in some cases. This problem has been patched in the latest version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable the chat plugin within site settings.

AnalysisAI

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-281. Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions users who disable chat in preferences could still be reachable in some cases. This problem has been patched in the latest version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable the chat plugin within site settings. Affected products include: Discourse.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.