DoS via Long Tag Group Names in Discourse <3.2.5/3.3.0.beta5
CVE-2024-37299 Published on July 30, 2024
Discourse vulnerable to DoS via Tag Group
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to 3.2.5 and 3.3.0.beta5, crafting requests to submit very long tag group names can reduce the availability of a Discourse instance. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.5 and 3.3.0.beta5.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-37299 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2024-37299 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-37299
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Affected Versions
discourse:- Version < 3.2.5 is affected.
- Version >= 3.3.0.beta1, < 3.3.0.beta5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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