CVE-2023-22740
MEDIUMDiscourse < 3.0.0 - Resource Allocation Without Limits
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pwj4-rf62-p224
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5eaf0802398ff06604f03b27a28dd274f2ffa576
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