#VU71598 Resource exhaustion in Discourse - CVE-2023-22739

Vulnerability identifier: #VU71598

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22739

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Discourse
Web applications / Forum & blogging software

Vendor: Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not impose limits on data contained in a draft. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and creating a large topic drafts.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Discourse: 0.8.0 - 3.0.0

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External links
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-rqgr-g6v7-jcfc

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.