cve/2023/CVE-2023-38498.md

### [CVE-2023-38498](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38498)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=discourse&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3D%20%3E%3D%203.1.0.beta1%2C%20%3C%203.1.0.beta7%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-400%3A%20Uncontrolled%20Resource%20Consumption&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-770%3A%20Allocation%20of%20Resources%20Without%20Limits%20or%20Throttling&color=brighgreen)

### Description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious user can prevent the defer queue from proceeding promptly on sites hosted in the same multisite installation. The issue is patched in version 3.0.6 of the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta7 of the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Users of multisite configurations should upgrade.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/kali-mx/CVE-2023-38408