CVE-2022-23641
Denial of Service in Discourse
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.1 in the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 in the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 in the tests-passed branch, users can trigger a Denial of Service attack by posting a streaming URL. Parsing Oneboxes in the background job trigger an infinite loop, which cause memory leaks. This issue is patched in version 2.8.1 of the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 of the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 of the tests-passed branch. As a workaround, disable onebox in admin panel completely or specify allow list of domains that will be oneboxed.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Denial of Service in Discourse
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.1 in the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 in the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 in the tests-passed branch, users can trigger a Denial of Service attack by posting a streaming URL. Parsing Oneboxes in the background job trigger an infinite loop, which cause memory leaks. This issue is patched in version 2.8.1 of the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 of the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 of the tests-passed branch. As a workaround, disable onebox in admin panel completely or specify allow list of domains that will be oneboxed.
- Record
CVE-2022-23641- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28589
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.1 in the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 in the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 in the tests-passed branch, users can trigger a Denial of Service attack by posting a streaming URL. Parsing Oneboxes in the background job trigger an infinite loop, which cause memory leaks. This issue is patched in version 2.8.1 of the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 of the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 of the tests-passed branch. As a workaround, disable onebox in admin panel completely or specify allow list of domains that will be oneboxed.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28589- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.1 in the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 in the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 in the tests-passed branch, users can trigger a Denial of Service attack by posting a streaming URL. Parsing Oneboxes in the background job trigger an infinite loop, which cause memory leaks. This issue is patched in version 2.8.1 of the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 of the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 of the tests-passed branch. As a workaround, disable onebox in admin panel completely or specify allow list of domains that will be oneboxed.
- Record
CVE-2022-23641- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Denial of Service in Discourse
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.1 in the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 in the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 in the tests-passed branch, users can trigger a Denial of Service attack by posting a streaming URL. Parsing Oneboxes in the background job trigger an infinite loop, which cause memory leaks. This issue is patched in version 2.8.1 of the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 of the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 of the tests-passed branch. As a workaround, disable onebox in admin panel completely or specify allow list of domains that will be oneboxed.
- Record
CVE-2022-23641- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-discourse-2022-23641 No score
Denial of Service in Discourse
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.8.1 in the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 in the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 in the tests-passed branch, users can trigger a Denial of Service attack by posting a streaming URL. Parsing Oneboxes in the background job trigger an infinite loop, which cause memory leaks. This issue is patched in version 2.8.1 of the stable branch, 2.9.0.beta2 of the beta branch, and 2.9.0.beta2 of the tests-passed branch. As a workaround, disable onebox in admin panel completely or specify allow list of domains that will be oneboxed.
- Record
BIT-discourse-2022-23641- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
discourseBitnami |
before 2.8.1 | 2.8.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23641 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Discourse, published February 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in discourse 2.8.1.
References
github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-22xw-f62v-cfxv
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23641