{"cve":"CVE-2024-28242","nvd":{"published":"2024-03-15T20:15:09.587","modified":"2026-06-17T07:21:14.950","status":"Analyzed","description":"Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions an attacker can learn that secret categories exist when they have backgrounds set. The issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should temporarily remove category backgrounds.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b425fbc2a28341a5627928f963519006712c3d39","https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-c7q7-7f6q-2c23","https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b425fbc2a28341a5627928f963519006712c3d39","https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-c7q7-7f6q-2c23"],"products":["discourse:discourse"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:46:54.846886191+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-28242","score":0.00493,"percentile":0.42376,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}