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MEDIUM · 4.3

CVE-2024-21655

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 dis...

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
DiscourseDiscourse< 3.1.4

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770CWE-400

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-21655?

CVE-2024-21655 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). 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 dis...

How severe is CVE-2024-21655?

CVE-2024-21655 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-21655?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Discourse Discourse.