Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions `3.3.4` on the `stable` branch and `3.4.0.beta5` on the `beta` branch, someone who is about to reach the limit of users in a group DM may send requests to add new users in parallel. The requests might all go through ignoring the limit due to a race condition. The patch in versions `3.3.4` and `3.4.0.beta5` uses the `lock` step in service to wrap part of the `add_users_to_channel` service inside a distributed lock/mutex in order to avoid the race condition.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-hfcx-qjw6-573r
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
28.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (3)
discourse/discourse
3.4.0 beta1 (4 CPE variants)
discourse/discourse
< 3.3.3
discourse/discourse
< 3.4.0
Published
Mar 26, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026