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CVE-2023-23621

HIGH · CVSS 8.6 EPSS 0.87% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-01-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗ github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2023-23621
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.6
EPSS
0.87%

Original NVD Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious user can cause a regular expression denial of service using a carefully crafted user agent. This issue is patched in version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.