CVE-2022-23641
MEDIUMDiscourse < 2.8.1 - Denial of Service via Streaming URL Onebox Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.1 in the `stable` branch, 2.9.0.beta2 in the `beta` branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 in the `tests-passed` branch, users can trigger a Denial of Service attack by posting a streaming URL. Parsing Oneboxes in the background job trigger an infinite loop, which cause memory leaks. This issue is patched in version 2.8.1 of the `stable` branch, 2.9.0.beta2 of the `beta` branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 of the `tests-passed` branch. As a workaround, disable onebox in admin panel completely or specify allow list of domains that will be oneboxed.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-22xw-f62v-cfxv
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/15927
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a34075d205a8857e29574ffd82aaece0c467565e
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0114
EPSS Percentile
62.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (1)
discourse/discourse
< 2.8.1
Published
Feb 15, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026