CVE-2022-23548
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.008 · 55 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (6)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-discourse-2022-235482024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Discourse is an option source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.14 on the `stable` branch, parsing posts can be susceptible to regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attacks. This issue is patched in version 2.8.14. There are no known workarounds.
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-23548/cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19737cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-7rw2-f4x7-7pxfcnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19737enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-7rw2-f4x7-7pxfenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19737PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-7rw2-f4x7-7pxfThird Party Advisorynvd
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