Denial of Service : Discourse < 3.3.1, 3.4.x < 3.4.0.beta1 DoS Vulnerability

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Test ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.170890

Category: Denial of Service

Title: Discourse < 3.3.1, 3.4.x < 3.4.0.beta1 DoS Vulnerability

Summary: Discourse is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS); vulnerability.

Description: Summary:
Discourse is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
A user can create a post with many replies, and then attempt to
fetch them all at once. This can potentially reduce the availability of a Discourse instance.

Affected Software/OS:
Discourse version prior to 3.3.1 and 3.4.x prior to 3.4.0.beta1.

Solution:
Update to version 3.3.1, 3.4.0.beta1 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-43789

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Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.170890
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Discourse < 3.3.1, 3.4.x < 3.4.0.beta1 DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	Discourse is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS); vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Discourse is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: A user can create a post with many replies, and then attempt to fetch them all at once. This can potentially reduce the availability of a Discourse instance. Affected Software/OS: Discourse version prior to 3.3.1 and 3.4.x prior to 3.4.0.beta1. Solution: Update to version 3.3.1, 3.4.0.beta1 or later. CVSS Score: 4.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-43789
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG