XSS in Discourse
CVE-2024-37165
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to 3.2.3 and 3.3.0.beta3, improperly sanitized Onebox data could lead to an XSS vulnerability in some situations. This vulnerability only affects Discourse instances which have disabled the default Content Security Policy. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.3 and 3.3.0.beta3.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.004 (29.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Discourse — versions < 3.2.3, 3.3.0, >= 3.3.0.beta1, < 3.3.0.beta3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-37165?
- CVE-2024-37165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-07-30.
- How severe is CVE-2024-37165?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.