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Chat messages susceptible to XSS through chat excerpts

Moderate
jomaxro published GHSA-ccfc-qpmp-gq87 Mar 17, 2023

Package

Discourse (Discourse)

Affected versions

tests-passed > 3.1.0.beta2 && < 3.1.0.beta3

Patched versions

tests-passed >= 3.1.0.beta3

Description

Impact

Editing or responding to a chat message containing malicious content could lead to an XSS attack.

Patches

This issue is patched in the latest tests-passed versions of Discourse.

Workarounds

None.

Severity

Moderate
6.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVE ID

CVE-2023-26040

Weaknesses

No CWEs