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CVE-2023-28111 (GCVE-0-2023-28111)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-17 17:00 – Updated: 2025-02-25 14:54
VLAI
Title
Discourse vulnerable to SSRF protection bypass possible with IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-25 14:28 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
discourse discourse Affected: beta < 3.1.0.beta3
Affected: tests-passed < 3.1.0.beta3
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