Headline
CVE-2023-38706: DoS via drafts
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.
Moderate
jomaxro published GHSA-7wpp-4pqg-gvp8
Sep 12, 2023
Package
Discourse (Discourse)
Affected versions
stable <= 3.1.0; beta <= 3.1.0.beta8; tests-passed <= 3.1.0.beta8
Patched versions
stable >= 3.1.1; beta >= 3.2.0.beta1; tests-passed >= 3.2.0.beta1
Description
Impact
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.
Patches
This issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed versions of Discourse.
Workarounds
None.
Severity
CVSS base metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H