CVE-2023-22740
Discourse Denial of Service (DoS) and Resource Exhaustion
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 27, 2023, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 4:07 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-22740.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5eaf0802398ff06604f03b27a28dd274f2ffa576 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pwj4-rf62-p224 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. 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. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 06, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5eaf0802398ff06604f03b27a28dd274f2ffa576 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5eaf0802398ff06604f03b27a28dd274f2ffa576 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pwj4-rf62-p224 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pwj4-rf62-p224 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.0.0
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-22740 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-22740
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} 0.01%
score
0.33498
percentile