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CVE-2023-43659 Detail

Description

Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. Improper escaping of user input allowed for Cross-site Scripting attacks via the digest email preview UI. This issue only affects sites with CSP disabled. This issue has been patched in the 3.1.1 stable release as well as the 3.2.0.beta1 release. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should ensure CSP is enabled on the forum.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP Third Party Advisory 
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-g4qg-5q2h-m8ph Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-g4qg-5q2h-m8ph Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-43659
NVD Published Date:
10/16/2023
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.