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CVE-2023-22740

MEDIUM
Published 2023-01-27T00:39:52.641Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
4.3
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.161
Higher than 16.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW

Description

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Versions prior to 3.1.0.beta1 (beta) (tests-passed) are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits. Users can create chat drafts of an unlimited length, which can cause a denial of service by generating an excessive load on the server. Additionally, an unlimited number of drafts were loaded when loading the user. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.0.beta1 (beta) and (tests-passed). Users should upgrade to the latest version where a limit has been introduced. There are no workarounds available.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

discourse

discourse

Affected Versions:

beta < 3.1.0.beta1; tests-passed < 3.1.0.beta1

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pwj4-rf62-p224
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5eaf0802398ff06604f03b27a28dd274f2ffa576
Published: 2023-01-27T00:39:52.641Z
Last Modified: 2025-03-10T21:18:54.870Z
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