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MEDIUM
CVE-2022-23548
Discourse ReDoS Attack in Posting Processing
Description

Discourse is an option source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.14 on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta16 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, parsing posts can be susceptible to regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attacks. This issue is patched in versions 2.8.14 and 2.9.0.beta16. There are no known workarounds.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 5, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 16, 2023, 11:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-23548 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-23548 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Discourse discourse
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-23548.

URL Resource
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19737 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-7rw2-f4x7-7pxf Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

test 反向辣鸡数据投放 CVE-2022-23305 工具 利用 教程 Exploit POC

cve-2020-

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2022, 5:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 2608 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-23548 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-23548 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1333
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Discourse is an option source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.14 on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta16 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, parsing posts can be susceptible to XSS attacks. This issue is patched in versions 2.8.14 and 2.9.0.beta16. There are no known workarounds. Discourse is an option source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.14 on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta16 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, parsing posts can be susceptible to regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attacks. This issue is patched in versions 2.8.14 and 2.9.0.beta16. There are no known workarounds.
    Removed CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-400
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-1333
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-400 / More specific CWE option available
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19737 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19737 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-7rw2-f4x7-7pxf No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-7rw2-f4x7-7pxf Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.8.14 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.9.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.0.0:beta15:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

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0.22098

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