CVE-2022-23549
Medium
Description
Discourse is an option source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.14 on the `stable` branch and version 2.9.0.beta16 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, users can create posts with raw body longer than the `max_length` site setting by including html comments that are not counted toward the character limit. This issue is patched in versions 2.8.14 and 2.9.0.beta16. There are no known workarounds.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.7
Exploit probability—
Product
Discourse
PublishedJan 5, 2023
First seenJan 5, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-20Improper input validation
How to fix
Update
- discourse discourse2.8.14 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| discourse discourse | v < 2.8.14, 2.9.0, 3.0.0 | 2.8.14 |
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