4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-28107
Discourse DB Connection Exhaustion Vulnerability
Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.2 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta3 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a user logged as an administrator can request backups multiple times, which will eat up all the connections to the DB. If this is done on a site using multisite, then it can affect the whole cluster. The vulnerability is patched in version 3.0.2 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta3 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.

INFO

Published Date :

March 17, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 23, 2023, 8:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-28107 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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-28107 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0bd64788d2b4680c04fbef76314a24884d65fed9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0bd64788d2b4680c04fbef76314a24884d65fed9 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/78a3efa7104eed6dd3ed7a06a71e2705337d9e61 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/78a3efa7104eed6dd3ed7a06a71e2705337d9e61 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/20700 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/20700 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/20701 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/20701 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-cp7c-fm4c-6xxx No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-cp7c-fm4c-6xxx Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.0.1 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:beta:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:beta:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta2:*:*:beta:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.12 }} 0.01%

score

0.45912

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability