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CVE-2023-23621

HIGH CVSS: 8.6 Published: 2023-01-28 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Discourse Discourse

Weakness Type

CWE-1333, CWE-1333

References