GHSA-m257-w4r5-5rmf: Zulip: Missing content-length limit on POST /messages/render allows denial-of-service via oversized requests

Published Nov 4, 2026
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Updated

Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. In Zulip Server versions through 12.1, the authenticated POST /messages/render endpoint renders the content parameter without enforcing the normal message length limit used by message send and edit operations. An authenticated user can submit Markdown up to the server body-size limit, causing disproportionate backend CPU consumption, and repeated or concurrent requests can degrade Markdown rendering performance or backend availability for other users. This issue is fixed in version 12.2.

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Zulip Server to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.2

Event History

Nov 4, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·07:09 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·07:09 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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