8.0
HIGH
CVE-2023-43658
Discourse Calendar Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

dicourse-calendar is a plugin for the Discourse messaging platform which adds the ability to create a dynamic calendar in the first post of a topic. Improper escaping of event titles could lead to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) within the 'email preview' UI when a site has CSP disabled. Having CSP disabled is a non-default configuration, so the vast majority of sites are unaffected. This problem is resolved in the latest version of the discourse-calendar plugin. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure CSP is enabled on the forum.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 16, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 20, 2023, 5:47 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-43658 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Discourse discourse_calendar
2 Discourse calendar
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-2023-43658.

URL Resource
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/commit/9788310906febb36822d6823d14f1059c39644de Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/security/advisories/GHSA-3fwj-f6ww-7hr6 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-43658 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-43658 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP No Types Assigned https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/commit/9788310906febb36822d6823d14f1059c39644de No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/commit/9788310906febb36822d6823d14f1059c39644de Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/security/advisories/GHSA-3fwj-f6ww-7hr6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/security/advisories/GHSA-3fwj-f6ww-7hr6 Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse_calendar:*:*:*:*:*:discourse:*:* versions up to (including) 2023-10-16
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-43658 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.35638

percentile

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