// For flags

CVE-2023-25167

Regular expression denial of service via installing themes via git in discourse

Severity Score

5.7
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In affected versions a malicious user can cause a regular expression denial of service using a carefully crafted git URL. This issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed versions of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-02-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-02-08 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-31 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Discourse
Search vendor "Discourse"
 Discourse
Search vendor "Discourse" for product "Discourse"
 < 3.0.1
Search vendor "Discourse" for product "Discourse" and version " < 3.0.1"
-
Affected
Discourse
Search vendor "Discourse"
 Discourse
Search vendor "Discourse" for product "Discourse"
 3.1.0
Search vendor "Discourse" for product "Discourse" and version "3.1.0"
beta1, beta
Affected