CVE-2023-38684
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2023-07-28T15:25:41.132Z
State: PUBLISHED
title: Discourse vulnerable to ossible DDoS due to unbounded limits in various controller actions
problemTypes: descriptions: cweId: CWE-770
description: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
type: CWE
metrics: cvssV3_1: attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: LOW
baseScore: 5.3
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
version: 3.1
affected: vendor: discourse
product: discourse
versions: version: >= 3.1.0.beta1, < 3.1.0.beta7
status: affected
version: < 3.0.6
status: affected
descriptions: value: Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, in multiple controller actions, Discourse accepts limit params but does not impose any upper bound on the values being accepted. Without an upper bound, the software may allow arbitrary users to generate DB queries which may end up exhausting the resources on the server. The issue is patched in version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
source: advisory: GHSA-ff7g-xv79-hgmf
discovery: UNKNOWN