VDB-219351 · CVE-2023-22739 · GHSA-rqgr-g6v7-jcfc

Discourse up to 3.0.0/3.1.0.beta1 allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Discourse up to 3.0.0/3.1.0.beta1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in allocation of resources. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-22739. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Discourse up to 3.0.0/3.1.0.beta1. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Versions prior to 3.0.1 (stable), 3.1.0.beta2 (beta), and 3.1.0.beta2 (tests-passed) are subject to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. As there is no limit on data contained in a draft, a malicious user can create an arbitrarily large draft, forcing the instance to a crawl. This issue is patched in versions 3.0.1 (stable), 3.1.0.beta2 (beta), and 3.1.0.beta2 (tests-passed). There are no workarounds.

The weakness was released 01/27/2023 as GHSA-rqgr-g6v7-jcfc. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-22739 since 01/06/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.0.1 or 3.1.0.beta2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Chat Software

Name

Discourse

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (GitHub, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Discourse 3.0.1/3.1.0.beta2

Timelineinfo

01/06/2023 🔍
01/27/2023 +21 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-rqgr-g6v7-jcfc
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-22739 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-22739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219351

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2023 08:12
Changes: 01/27/2023 08:12 (48)
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Cache ID: 216::103