CVE-2025-68934

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, authenticated users can submit crafted payloads to /drafts.json that cause O(n^2) processing in Base62.decode, tying up workers for 35-60 seconds per request. This affects all users as the shared worker pool becomes exhausted. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. Lowering the max_draft_length site setting reduces attack surface but does not fully mitigate the issue, as payloads under the limit can still trigger the slow code path.
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Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2025.12.0:*:*:*:stable:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2026.1.0:*:*:*:stable:*:*:*

History

17 Jun 2026, 09:59

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Summary
  • (es) Discourse es una plataforma de discusión de código abierto. En versiones anteriores a 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1 y 2026.1.0, los usuarios autenticados pueden enviar cargas útiles elaboradas a /drafts.json que causan un procesamiento O(n^2) en Base62.decode, ocupando los workers durante 35-60 segundos por solicitud. Esto afecta a todos los usuarios ya que el grupo de workers compartido se agota. Este problema está parcheado en las versiones 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1 y 2026.1.0. Reducir la configuración del sitio max_draft_length reduce la superficie de ataque, pero no mitiga completamente el problema, ya que las cargas útiles por debajo del límite aún pueden activar la ruta de código lenta.
References () https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vwjh-vrx9-9849 - Third Party Advisory, Mitigation () https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vwjh-vrx9-9849 - Mitigation, Third Party Advisory

30 Jan 2026, 20:47

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First Time Discourse
Discourse discourse
CPE cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2026.1.0:*:*:*:stable:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2025.12.0:*:*:*:stable:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vwjh-vrx9-9849 - () https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vwjh-vrx9-9849 - Third Party Advisory, Mitigation

28 Jan 2026, 20:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-28 20:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 09:59


NVD link : CVE-2025-68934

Mitre link : CVE-2025-68934

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-68934


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Products Affected

discourse

  • discourse
CWE
CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling