CVE-2023-23616

 

Published at: - 28-01-2023 01:15

Last modified: - 30-01-2023 03:18

Total changes: - 2

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, when submitting a membership request, there is no character limit for the reason provided with the request. This could potentially allow a user to flood the database with a large amount of data. However it is unlikely this could be used as part of a DoS attack, as the paths reading back the reasons are only available to administrators. Starting in version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a limit of 280 characters has been introduced for membership requests.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

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Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19993
• https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-6xff-p329-9pgf
• https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/d5745d34c20c31a221039d8913f33064433003ea
• https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3e0cc4a5d9ef44ad902f6985d046ebb32f0a14ee

 

Keywords

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CVE-2023-23616

 

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