#VU69694 Input validation error in Discourse - CVE-2022-41921 

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#VU69694 Input validation error in Discourse - CVE-2022-41921

Published: November 29, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69694
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41921
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 user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to missing limits on the amount of text published by application users. A remote user post a chat message of an unlimited lengt and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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