CVE-2023-36818
Denial of service via User Custom Sidebar Section Unlimited Link Creation in discourse
Severity Score
7.5
*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 request to create or update custom sidebar section can cause a denial of service. This issue has been patched in commit `52b003d915`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-06-27 CVE Reserved
- 2023-07-14 CVE Published
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-15 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/52b003d915761f1581ae2d105f3cbe76df7bf1ff | 2023-07-27 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-gxqx-3q2p-37gm | 2023-07-27 |
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" | 3.1.0 Search vendor "Discourse" for product "Discourse" and version "3.1.0" | beta5, beta |
Affected
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