PT-2023-27524 · Discourse · Discourse

Jomaxro · CVE-2023-40588 · Published 2023-09-15 · Updated 2024-03-06

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Discourse versions prior to 3.1.1 Discourse version 3.2.0.beta1 and earlier in the beta and tests-passed branches

Description A malicious user could add a 2FA or security key with a carefully crafted name to their account, causing a denial of service for other users.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.1.1, update to version 3.1.1 or later. For version 3.2.0.beta1 and earlier in the beta and tests-passed branches, update to version 3.2.0.beta1 or later.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Related Identifiers

BIT-DISCOURSE-2023-40588

CVE-2023-40588

GHSA-2HG5-3XM3-9VVX

Affected Products

Discourse

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40588.json · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40588 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-discourse-2023-40588 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40588 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-2hg5-3xm3-9vvx · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/70615 · Telegram Post