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CVE-2023-38706

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
15/09/2023
Last modified:
20/09/2023

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.50 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
6.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:beta:*:*:* 3.1.0 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* 3.1.0 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:beta:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta2:*:*:beta:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta3:*:*:beta:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta5:*:*:beta:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta6:*:*:beta:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta7:*:*:beta:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta8:*:*:beta:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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