CVE-2024-53266
Discourse Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions with some combinations of plugins, and with CSP disabled, activity streams in the user's profile page may be vulnerable to XSS. This has been patched in the latest version of Discourse core. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure CSP is enabled.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 4, 2025, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 4, 2025, 10:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2024-53266.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-hw4j-4hg7-22h2 |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions with some combinations of plugins, and with CSP disabled, activity streams in the user's profile page may be vulnerable to XSS. This has been patched in the latest version of Discourse core. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure CSP is enabled. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-hw4j-4hg7-22h2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-53266 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-2024-53266
weaknesses.