{"id":"BIT-discourse-2022-41921","summary":"Discourse chat messages should have a maximum character limit","details":"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.","aliases":["CVE-2022-41921","GHSA-mfh7-6cv6-qccc"],"modified":"2026-09-08T08:46:08.021336235Z","published":"2024-03-06T11:03:20.207Z","database_specific":{"severity":"Medium","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3de765c89524a526ce611e11468d758a471a933f"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-mfh7-6cv6-qccc"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41921"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"discourse","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/discourse"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.0"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/discourse/BIT-discourse-2022-41921.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"}]}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}