Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 28, 2022· Updated Apr 23, 2025

Discourse chat messages should have a maximum character limit

CVE-2022-41921

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.9.0.beta13, users can post chat messages of an unlimited length, which can cause a denial of service for other users when posting huge amounts of text. Users should upgrade to version 2.9.0.beta13, where a limit has been introduced. No known workarounds are available.

Affected products

Discourse (software)/Discoursev5
Range: < 2.9.0.beta13

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3de765c89524a526ce611e11468d758a471a933fmitre
github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-mfh7-6cv6-qcccmitre

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