CVE-2023-28440

Denial of service via admin theme import route in Discourse

Description

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions a maliciously crafted request from a Discourse administrator can lead to a long-running request and eventual timeout. This has the greatest potential impact in shared hosting environments where admins are untrusted. This issue has been addressed in versions 3.0.3 and 3.1.0.beta4. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Category

2.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: discourse discourse
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vm65-pv5h-6g3w vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-28440?
CVE-2023-28440 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-28440?
To fix CVE-2023-28440, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-28440 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-28440 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-28440?
CVE-2023-28440 affects discourse discourse.
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