What is CVE-2023-41042?

CVE-2023-41042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2023-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-41042?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Discourse

CVE-2023-41042

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, importing a remote theme loads their assets into memory without enforcing limits for file size or number of files. 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: 0.005 (40.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Discourse — versions 2.4.0, 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, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41042?: CVE-2023-41042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2023-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-41042?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.