CVE-2022-39279
Discourse Chat Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description
discourse-chat is a plugin for the Discourse message board which adds chat functionality. In versions prior to 0.9 some places render a chat channel's name and description in an unsafe way, allowing staff members to cause an cross site scripting (XSS) attack by inserting unsafe HTML into them. Version 0.9 has addressed this issue. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 6, 2022, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 11, 2022, 2:50 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-39279.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse-chat/commit/25737733af48e5b9fa60b0561d7fde14bea13cce | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse-chat/security/advisories/GHSA-qp62-8m3c-9jgj | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2022-39279 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse-chat/commit/25737733af48e5b9fa60b0561d7fde14bea13cce No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse-chat/commit/25737733af48e5b9fa60b0561d7fde14bea13cce Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse-chat/security/advisories/GHSA-qp62-8m3c-9jgj No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse-chat/security/advisories/GHSA-qp62-8m3c-9jgj Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse-chat:*:*:*:*:*:discourse:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.9 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39279 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39279 [No Types Assigned] Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-79 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 07, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-79
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-39279 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-39279
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.18007
percentile