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MEDIUM · 4.8

CVE-2021-41271

Discourse is a platform for community discussion. In affected versions a maliciously crafted request could cause an error response to be cached by intermediate proxies. This could cause a loss of conf...

Vulnerability Description

Discourse is a platform for community discussion. In affected versions a maliciously crafted request could cause an error response to be cached by intermediate proxies. This could cause a loss of confidentiality for some content. This issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed versions of Discourse.

CVSS Score

4.8

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
DiscourseDiscourse<= 2.7.9

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-41271?

CVE-2021-41271 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM). Discourse is a platform for community discussion. In affected versions a maliciously crafted request could cause an error response to be cached by intermediate proxies. This could cause a loss of conf...

How severe is CVE-2021-41271?

CVE-2021-41271 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-41271?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Discourse Discourse.