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CVE-2024-53266: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via topic titles when CSP disabled in Discourse

4.3 CVSS

Description

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions with some combinations of plugins, and with CSP disabled, activity streams in the user's profile page may be vulnerable to XSS. This has been patched in the latest version of Discourse core. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure CSP is enabled.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-53266

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.3

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

Vendor: discourse

Product: discourse

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.83% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-05 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-hw4j-4hg7-22h2

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