CVE-2024-21655

Insufficient control of custom field value sizes

Description

Discourse is a platform for community discussion. For fields that are client editable, limits on sizes are not imposed. This allows a malicious actor to cause a Discourse instance to use excessive disk space and also often excessive bandwidth. The issue is patched 3.1.4 and 3.2.0.beta4.

Categories

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: discourse discourse
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-m5fc-94mm-38fx vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-21655?
CVE-2024-21655 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-21655?
To fix CVE-2024-21655, 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-2024-21655 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-21655 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-2024-21655?
CVE-2024-21655 affects discourse discourse.
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