CVE-2023-47120
Discourse DoS through Onebox favicon URL
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.2 of the stable branch and versions 3.1.0,beta6 through 3.2.0.beta2 of the beta and tests-passed branches, Redis memory can be depleted by crafting a site with an abnormally long favicon URL and drafting multiple posts which Onebox it. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Discourse DoS through Onebox favicon URL
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.2 of the stable branch and versions 3.1.0,beta6 through 3.2.0.beta2 of the beta and tests-passed branches, Redis memory can be depleted by crafting a site with an abnormally long favicon URL and drafting multiple posts which Onebox it. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-47120- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-51263
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.2 of the stable branch and versions 3.1.0,beta6 through 3.2.0.beta2 of the beta and tests-passed branches, Redis memory can be depleted by crafting a site with an abnormally long favicon URL and drafting multiple posts which Onebox it. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
EUVD-2023-51263- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.2 of the stable branch and versions 3.1.0,beta6 through 3.2.0.beta2 of the beta and tests-passed branches, Redis memory can be depleted by crafting a site with an abnormally long favicon URL and drafting multiple posts which Onebox it. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-47120- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Discourse DoS through Onebox favicon URL
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.2 of the stable branch and versions 3.1.0,beta6 through 3.2.0.beta2 of the beta and tests-passed branches, Redis memory can be depleted by crafting a site with an abnormally long favicon URL and drafting multiple posts which Onebox it. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-47120- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-discourse-2023-47120 No score
Discourse DoS through Onebox favicon URL
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.2 of the stable branch and versions 3.1.0,beta6 through 3.2.0.beta2 of the beta and tests-passed branches, Redis memory can be depleted by crafting a site with an abnormally long favicon URL and drafting multiple posts which Onebox it. The issue is patched in version 3.1.3 of the stable branch and version 3.2.0.beta3 of the beta and tests-passed branches. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
BIT-discourse-2023-47120- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
discourseBitnami |
3.1.0 up to 3.1.3 | 3.1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-47120 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Discourse, published November 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in discourse 3.1.3.
References
github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-77cw-xhj8-hfp3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47120