What is CVE-2022-41921?

CVE-2022-41921 is a low-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-11-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-41921?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Discourse

CVE-2022-41921

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.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Discourse — versions < 2.9.0.beta13, 2.9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41921?: CVE-2022-41921 is a low-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-11-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-41921?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.