VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-36818
In affected versions a request to create or update custom sidebar section can cause a denial of service.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.70%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.70% probability · 51th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- discourse/discourse
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/52b003d915761f1581ae2d105f3cbe76df7bf1ffPatch
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-gxqx-3q2p-37gmVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/52b003d915761f1581ae2d105f3cbe76df7bf1ffPatch
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-gxqx-3q2p-37gmVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.