CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2023-22740

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Versions prior to 3.1.0.beta1 (beta) (tests-passed) are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits. Users can create chat drafts of an unlimited length, which can cause a denial of service by generating an excessive load on the server. Additionally, an unlimited number of drafts were loaded when loading the user. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.0.beta1 (beta) and (tests-passed). Users should upgrade to the latest version where a limit has been introduced. There are no workarounds available.

6.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pwj4-rf62-p224 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5eaf0802398ff06604f03b27a28dd274f2ffa576 Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2023-01-27 01:15

Updated : 2023-02-06 07:30

NVD link : CVE-2023-22740

Mitre link : CVE-2023-22740

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-770