# CVE-2024-36113: Discourse missing authorization checks for suspending admins/moderators

- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-03 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- discourse: stable \< 3.2.3, tests-passed \< 3.3.0.beta4-dev, beta \< 3.3.0.beta3

## Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch, version 3.3.0.beta3 on the `beta` branch, and version 3.3.0.beta4-dev on the `tests-passed` branch, a rogue staff user could suspend other staff users preventing them from logging in to the site. The issue is patched in version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch, version 3.3.0.beta3 on the `beta` branch, and version 3.3.0.beta4-dev on the `tests-passed` branch. No known workarounds are available.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on discourse, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-3w3f-76p7-3c4g
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8470546f59b04bd82ce9b711406758fd5439936d
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9c4a5f39d3ad351410a1453ff5e5f7ffce17cd7e

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