CVE-2023-23616

LOW

Discourse < 3.0.1 - Denial of Service

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, when submitting a membership request, there is no character limit for the reason provided with the request. This could potentially allow a user to flood the database with a large amount of data. However it is unlikely this could be used as part of a DoS attack, as the paths reading back the reasons are only available to administrators. Starting in version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a limit of 280 characters has been introduced for membership requests.

Scores

CVSS v3 3.5
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 56.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (5)
discourse/discourse 1.1.0 beta1 (9 CPE variants)
discourse/discourse 1.2.0 beta1 (9 CPE variants)
discourse/discourse 1.3.0 beta1 (11 CPE variants)
discourse/discourse 1.4.0 beta1 (12 CPE variants)
discourse/discourse 1.5.0 beta1 (9 CPE variants)
Published Jan 28, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026