CVE-2022-41921
LOW severity · CVSS 3.5 · Improper input validation
3.5CVSS LOW
Summary
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.9.0.beta13, users can post chat messages of an unlimited length, which can cause a denial of service for other users when posting huge amounts of text. Users should upgrade to version 2.9.0.beta13, where a limit has been introduced. No known workarounds are available.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactLow
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3de765c89524a526ce611e11468d758a471a933f ↗