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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2024-07-09 08:43

Modified

2026-09-08 08:34

Summary

Discourse vulnerable to stored-dom XSS via Facebook Oneboxes

Details

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.2.3 on the stable branch and version 3.3.0.beta3 on the tests-passed branch, an attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript on users’ browsers by posting a specific URL containing maliciously crafted meta tags. This issue only affects sites with Content Security Polic (CSP) disabled. The problem has been patched in version 3.2.3 on the stable branch and version 3.3.0.beta3 on the tests-passed branch. As a workaround, ensure CSP is enabled on the forum.

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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "discourse",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/discourse"
      },
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            {
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            },
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              "fixed": "3.2.3"
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          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
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    }
  ],
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    "CVE-2024-35234"
  ],
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    "severity": "Medium"
  },
  "details": "Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch and version 3.3.0.beta3 on the `tests-passed` branch, an attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript on users\u2019 browsers by posting a specific URL containing maliciously crafted meta tags. This issue only affects sites with Content Security Polic (CSP) disabled. The problem has been patched in version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch and version 3.3.0.beta3 on the `tests-passed` branch. As a workaround, ensure CSP is enabled on the forum.",
  "id": "BIT-discourse-2024-35234",
  "modified": "2026-09-08T08:34:36.952Z",
  "published": "2024-07-09T08:43:42.054Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/26aef0c288839378b9de5819e96eac8cf4ea60fd"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/311b737c910cf0a69f61e1b8bc0b78374b6619d2"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-5chg-hm8c-wc58"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35234"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.5.0",
  "summary": "Discourse vulnerable to stored-dom XSS via Facebook Oneboxes"
}

CVE-2024-35234 (GCVE-0-2024-35234)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-03 18:23 – Updated: 2024-08-02 03:07

Title

Discourse vulnerable to stored-dom XSS via Facebook Oneboxes

Summary

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch and version 3.3.0.beta3 on the `tests-passed` branch, an attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript on users’ browsers by posting a specific URL containing maliciously crafted meta tags. This issue only affects sites with Content Security Polic (CSP) disabled. The problem has been patched in version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch and version 3.3.0.beta3 on the `tests-passed` branch. As a workaround, ensure CSP is enabled on the forum.

Severity

4.2 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-07-08 20:03 UTC

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/a…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/26a…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/311…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
discourse	discourse	Affected: stable < 3.2.3 Affected: tests-passed < 3.3.0.beta3

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