CVE-2023-38706 is a resource exhaustion vulnerability affecting Discourse, an open-source discussion platform, in versions prior to 3.1.1 (stable) and 3.2.0.beta1 (beta/tests-passed). A malicious authenticated user can create an unlimited number of drafts with excessively long keys, potentially consuming server resources. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to high availability impact. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:beta:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* | ||
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:beta:*:*:* | ||
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta2:*:*:beta:*:*:* | ||
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:3.1.0:beta3:*:*:beta:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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