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FKIE_CVE-2024-24827

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-03-15 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 07:14
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Without a rate limit on the POST /uploads endpoint, it makes it easier for an attacker to carry out a DoS attack on the server since creating an upload can be a resource intensive process. Do note that the impact varies from site to site as various site settings like `max_image_size_kb`, `max_attachment_size_kb` and `max_image_megapixels` will determine the amount of resources used when creating an upload. The issue is patched in the latest stable, beta and tests-passed version of Discourse. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should reduce `max_image_size_kb`, `max_attachment_size_kb` and `max_image_megapixels` as smaller uploads require less resources to process. Alternatively, `client_max_body_size` can be reduced in Nginx to prevent large uploads from reaching the server.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/003b80e62f97cd8c0114d6b9d3f93c10443e6faePatch
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-58vw-246g-fjj4Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/003b80e62f97cd8c0114d6b9d3f93c10443e6faePatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-58vw-246g-fjj4Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
discourse discourse *
discourse discourse *
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