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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-41043 EUVD-2023-45575

Discourse DoS via SvgSprite cache

Published Sep 15, 2023 · Updated Sep 24, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.1 of the `stable` branch and version 3.2.0.beta1 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious admin could create extremely large icons sprites, which would then be cached in each server process. This may cause server processes to be killed and lead to downtime. The issue is patched in version 3.1.1 of the `stable` branch and version 3.2.0.beta1 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. This is only a concern for multisite installations. No action is required when the admins are trusted.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
discourse discourse stable < 3.1.1, beta < 3.2.0.beta1, tests-passed < 3.2.0.beta1 —

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