CVE-2023-41043: Discourse DoS via SvgSprite cache

Published Sep 15, 2023
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Updated

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.1.1 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta1 of the beta and tests-passed branches, a malicious admin could create extremely large icons sprites, which would then be cached in each server process. This may cause server processes to be killed and lead to downtime. The issue is patched in version 3.1.1 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta1 of the beta and tests-passed branches. This is only a concern for multisite installations. No action is required when the admins are trusted.

Affected Software

214 affected components
Discourse Discourse<3.1.1
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta6b
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.1.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.2.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.3.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.4.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta13
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta13b
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta14
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.5.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.6.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.7.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta13
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.8.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta13
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta14
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta15
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta16
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta17
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=1.9.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.0.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.1.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.2.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.3.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.4.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.5.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.6.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.7.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.8.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta10
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta11
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta12
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta13
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta14
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta4
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta8
Discourse Discourse=2.9.0-beta9
Discourse Discourse=3.0.0-beta15
Discourse Discourse=3.0.0-beta16
Discourse Discourse=3.1.0-beta1
Discourse Discourse=3.1.0-beta2
Discourse Discourse=3.1.0-beta3
Discourse Discourse=3.1.0-beta5
Discourse Discourse=3.1.0-beta6
Discourse Discourse=3.1.0-beta7
Discourse Discourse=3.1.0-beta8

Event History

Sep 15, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:27 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:27 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-41043?

CVE-2023-41043 is considered to be of medium severity as it involves potential denial of service due to excessively large icon sprites.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-41043?

To fix CVE-2023-41043, upgrading to Discourse version 3.1.1 or later for the stable branch, or version 3.2.0.beta1 or later for beta branches is recommended.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2023-41043?

CVE-2023-41043 affects all versions of Discourse prior to version 3.1.1 for the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta1 for beta branches.

4

What does CVE-2023-41043 exploit?

CVE-2023-41043 exploits a vulnerability where a malicious admin can create excessively large icon sprites that are cached in each server process.

5

Is there any workaround for CVE-2023-41043?

There is no official workaround for CVE-2023-41043 other than upgrading to the recommended versions.

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