What is CVE-2023-38706?

CVE-2023-38706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-38706?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Discourse

CVE-2023-38706

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.1 of the `stable` branch and version 3.2.0.beta1 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious user can create an unlimited number of drafts with very long draft keys which may end up exhausting the resources on the server. The issue is patched in version 3.1.1 of the `stable` branch and version 3.2.0.beta1 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Discourse — versions beta < 3.2.0.beta1, 3.1.0, tests-passed < 3.2.0.beta1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38706?: CVE-2023-38706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-38706?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.