// For flags

CVE-2023-26040

Discourse chat messages susceptible to Cross-site Scripting through chat excerpts

Severity Score

6.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Between versions 3.1.0.beta2 and 3.1.0.beta3 of the `tests-passed` branch, editing or responding to a chat message containing malicious content could lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the `tests-passed` branch. There are no known workarounds.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-02-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-03-17 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-25 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Discourse
Search vendor "Discourse"
 Discourse
Search vendor "Discourse" for product "Discourse"
 3.1.0
Search vendor "Discourse" for product "Discourse" and version "3.1.0"
beta2, beta
Affected