CVE-2023-28112

high

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.0.beta3 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, some user provided URLs were being passed to FastImage without SSRF protection. Insufficient protections could enable attackers to trigger outbound network connections from the Discourse server to private IP addresses. This affects any site running the `tests-passed` or `beta` branches versions 3.1.0.beta2 and prior. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-9897-x229-55gh

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/20710

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/39c2f63b35d90ebaf67b9604cf1d424e5984203c

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-03-17

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00234