6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-45303
Discourse Calendar XSS Stored
Description

Discourse Calendar plugin adds the ability to create a dynamic calendar in the first post of a topic to Discourse. Rendering event names can be susceptible to XSS attacks. This vulnerability only affects sites which have modified or disabled Discourse’s default Content Security Policy. The issue is patched in version 0.5 of the Discourse Calendar plugin.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 12, 2024, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 18, 2024, 8:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-45303 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-2024-45303.

URL Resource
https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/commit/81e1c8e3c4c02276fb890da7e3f684259aeb685c Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/security/advisories/GHSA-rq37-8pf3-4xc8 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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-45303 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-45303 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2024

    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://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/commit/81e1c8e3c4c02276fb890da7e3f684259aeb685c No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/commit/81e1c8e3c4c02276fb890da7e3f684259aeb685c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/security/advisories/GHSA-rq37-8pf3-4xc8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/security/advisories/GHSA-rq37-8pf3-4xc8 Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:calendar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.5
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Discourse Calendar plugin adds the ability to create a dynamic calendar in the first post of a topic to Discourse. Rendering event names can be susceptible to XSS attacks. This vulnerability only affects sites which have modified or disabled Discourse’s default Content Security Policy. The issue is patched in version 0.5 of the Discourse Calendar plugin.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/security/advisories/GHSA-rq37-8pf3-4xc8 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/discourse/discourse-calendar/commit/81e1c8e3c4c02276fb890da7e3f684259aeb685c [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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

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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-2024-45303 weaknesses.

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