#VU98060 Input validation error in Discourse - CVE-2024-43789

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#VU98060 Input validation error in Discourse - CVE-2024-43789

Published: October 7, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98060
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43789
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Discourse
Software vendor:
Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper restrictions on replies to posts. A remote attacker can create a post with many replies, attempt to fetch them all at once and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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