CVE-2023-38706 (GCVE-0-2023-38706)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-15 19:22 – Updated: 2024-09-24 18:20
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Summary
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.1 of the `stable` branch and version 3.2.0.beta1 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious user can create an unlimited number of drafts with very long draft keys which may end up exhausting the resources on the server. The issue is patched in version 3.1.1 of the `stable` branch and version 3.2.0.beta1 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
discourse discourse Affected: stable < 3.1.1
Affected: beta < 3.2.0.beta1
Affected: tests-passed < 3.2.0.beta1
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