CVE-2023-37906

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious user can edit a post in a topic and cause a DoS with a carefully crafted edit reason. The issue is patched in version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

• CWE-770

• https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/dcc825bda505a344eda403a1b8733f30e784034aPatch
• https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pjv6-47x6-mx7cVendor Advisory
• https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/dcc825bda505a344eda403a1b8733f30e784034aPatch
• https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pjv6-47x6-mx7cVendor Advisory

Published

Jul 28, 2023

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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