CVE-2022-23641
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.1 in the `stable` branch, 2.9.0.beta2 in the `beta` branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 in the `tests-passed` branch, users can trigger a Denial of Service attack by posting a streaming URL. Parsing Oneboxes in the background job trigger an infinite loop, which cause memory leaks. This issue is patched in version 2.8.1 of the `stable` branch, 2.9.0.beta2 of the `beta` branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 of the `tests-passed` branch. As a workaround, disable onebox in admin panel completely or specify allow list of domains that will be oneboxed.
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-discourse-2022-23641Denial of Service in Discourse2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.1 in the `stable` branch, 2.9.0.beta2 in the `beta` branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 in the `tests-passed` branch, users can trigger a Denial of Service attack by posting a streaming URL. Parsing Oneboxes in the background job trigger an infinite loop, which cause memory leaks. This issue is patched in version 2.8.1 of the `stable` branch, 2.9.0.beta2 of the `beta` branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 of the `tests-passed` branch. As a workaround, disable onebox in admin panel completely or specify allow list of domains that will be oneboxed.
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a34075d205a8857e29574ffd82aaece0c467565ecnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/15927cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-22xw-f62v-cfxvcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23641cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a34075d205a8857e29574ffd82aaece0c467565eenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/15927enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-22xw-f62v-cfxvenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a34075d205a8857e29574ffd82aaece0c467565ePatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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