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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.149211
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Discourse 3.1.x < 3.1.0.beta1 DoS Vulnerability
Summary:Discourse is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Discourse is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Users can create chat drafts of an unlimited length, which can
cause a denial of service by generating an excessive load on the server. Additionally an
unlimited number of drafts were loaded when loading the user.

Affected Software/OS:
Discourse versions 3.1.x prior to 3.1.0.beta1.

Solution:
Update to version 3.1.0.beta1 or later.

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-22740
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5eaf0802398ff06604f03b27a28dd274f2ffa576
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pwj4-rf62-p224
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