CVE-2023-23621

Discourse vulnerable to ReDoS in user agent parsing

Published Jan 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious user can cause a regular expression denial of service using a carefully crafted user agent. This issue is patched in version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.

Analysis

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-27715 Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious user can cause a regular expression denial of service using a carefully crafted user agent. This issue is patched in version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1333

    Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 10, 2025, 9:18 PM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2023, 5:07 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 28, 2023, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:37 AM