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Medium severity · published Jan 30, 2024
CVE-2024-23834
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform
6.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Improperly sanitized user input could lead to an XSS vulnerability in some situations. This vulnerability only affects Discourse instances which have disabled the default Content Security Policy. The vulnerability is patched in 3.1.5 and 3.2.0.beta5. As a workaround, ensure Content Security Policy is enabled and does not include `unsafe-inline`.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
Discourse · Discourse
before 3.1.5; before 3.2.0; 3.2.0; 3.2.0; 3.2.0; 3.2.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
DI
Discourse
Discourse
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23834
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23834
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/568d704a94c528b7c2cb0f3512a7b7b606bc3000
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-rj3g-8q6p-63pc
Release Notes
https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-1-5-security-and-bug-fix-release/293094
Release Notes
https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-2-0-beta5-add-groups-to-dms-mobile-chat-footer-redesign-passkeys-enabled-by-default-and-more/293093
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