CVE-2023-29196
MEDIUMDiscourse < 3.0.3 and < 3.1.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Feature
Title source: llmDescription
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. This vulnerability is not exploitable on the default install of Discourse. A custom feature must be enabled for it to work at all, and the attacker’s payload must pass the CSP to be executed. However, if an attacker succeeds in embedding Javascript that does pass the CSP, it could result in session hijacking for any users that view the attacker’s post. The vulnerability is patched in the latest tests-passed, beta and stable branches. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should enable and/or restore your site's CSP to the default one provided with Discourse. Remove any embed-able hosts configured.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-986p-4x8q-8f48
Scores
CVSS v3
4.2
EPSS
0.0029
EPSS Percentile
52.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (3)
discourse/discourse
3.1.0 beta1 (3 CPE variants)
discourse/discourse
< 3.0.3
discourse/discourse
< 3.1.0
Published
Apr 18, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026