CVE-2023-22740

MEDIUM

Discourse < 3.0.0 - Resource Allocation Without Limits

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 59.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-770
Status published
Products (1)
discourse/discourse < 3.0.0
Published Jan 27, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026