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CVE-2023-38706

MEDIUM
Published 2023-09-15T19:22:08.194Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.003
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.510
Higher than 51.0% 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
HIGH

Description

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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Affected Products

discourse

discourse

Affected Versions:

stable < 3.1.1 beta < 3.2.0.beta1 tests-passed < 3.2.0.beta1

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-7wpp-4pqg-gvp8
Published: 2023-09-15T19:22:08.194Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-24T18:20:38.265Z
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