CVE-2024-47773
highpriority · track · 11EPSS 0.017 · 76 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. An attacker can make several XHR requests until the cache is poisoned with a response without any preloaded data. This issue only affects anonymous visitors of the site. This problem has been patched in the latest version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable anonymous cache by setting the `DISCOURSE_DISABLE_ANON_CACHE` environment variable to a non-empty value.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-52358Discourse 3.2.x - Anonymous Cache PoisoningPoC · exploit_db
affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- BIT-discourse-2024-47773Anonymous cache poisoning via XHR requests in Discourse2024-10-11vendor · osvUS
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. An attacker can make several XHR requests until the cache is poisoned with a response without any preloaded data. This issue only affects anonymous visitors of the site. This problem has been patched in the latest version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable anonymous cache by setting the `DISCOURSE_DISABLE_ANON_CACHE` environment variable to a non-empty value.
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-47773/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2025070012cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-58vv-9j8h-hw2vcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47773cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52358cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-58vv-9j8h-hw2venisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-58vv-9j8h-hw2vThird Party Advisorynvd
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