Medium severity · published Feb 15, 2022
CVE-2022-23641
Discourse is an open source discussion platform
6.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.1 in the `stable` branch, 2.9.0.beta2 in the `beta` branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 in the `tests-passed` branch, users can trigger a Denial of Service attack by posting a streaming URL. Parsing Oneboxes in the background job trigger an infinite loop, which cause memory leaks. This issue is patched in version 2.8.1 of the `stable` branch, 2.9.0.beta2 of the `beta` branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 of the `tests-passed` branch. As a workaround, disable onebox in admin panel completely or specify allow list of domains that will be oneboxed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
Discourse · Discourse
before 2.8.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23641
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23641
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a34075d205a8857e29574ffd82aaece0c467565e
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/15927
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-22xw-f62v-cfxv
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