BIT-discourse-2022-41921

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Import Source
https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/discourse/BIT-discourse-2022-41921.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/BIT-discourse-2022-41921
Aliases
Published
2024-03-06T11:03:20.207Z
Modified
2025-10-14T19:27:28.394437Z
Summary
Discourse chat messages should have a maximum character limit
Details

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.9.0.beta13, users can post chat messages of an unlimited length, which can cause a denial of service for other users when posting huge amounts of text. Users should upgrade to version 2.9.0.beta13, where a limit has been introduced. No known workarounds are available.

Database specific
{
    "severity": "Medium",
    "cpes": [
        "cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Bitnami / discourse

Package

Name
discourse
Purl
pkg:bitnami/discourse

Severity

  • 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.0