CVE-2023-22739
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.009 · 59 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Versions prior to 3.0.1 (stable), 3.1.0.beta2 (beta), and 3.1.0.beta2 (tests-passed) are subject to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. As there is no limit on data contained in a draft, a malicious user can create an arbitrarily large draft, forcing the instance to a crawl. This issue is patched in versions 3.0.1 (stable), 3.1.0.beta2 (beta), and 3.1.0.beta2 (tests-passed). There are no workarounds.
cvss
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ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (6)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-discourse-2023-22739Discourse subject to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Versions prior to 3.0.1 (stable), 3.1.0.beta2 (beta), and 3.1.0.beta2 (tests-passed) are subject to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. As there is no limit on data contained in a draft, a malicious user can create an arbitrarily large draft, forcing the instance to a crawl. This issue is patched in versions 3.0.1 (stable), 3.1.0.beta2 (beta), and 3.1.0.beta2 (tests-passed). There are no workarounds.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-22739/cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-rqgr-g6v7-jcfccnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-rqgr-g6v7-jcfcenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-rqgr-g6v7-jcfcThird Party Advisorynvd
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