CVE-2022-39279
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CVE-2022-39279 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. discourse-chat is a plugin for the Discourse message board which adds chat functionality. In versions prior to 0.9 some places render a chat channel's name and description in an unsafe way, allowing staff members to cause an cross site scripting (XSS) attack by inserting unsafe HTML into them. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
discourse-chat is a plugin for the Discourse message board which adds chat functionality. In versions prior to 0.9 some places render a chat channel's name and description in an unsafe way, allowing staff members to cause an cross site scripting (XSS) attack by inserting unsafe HTML into them. Version 0.9 has addressed this issue. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Discourse | Discourse-Chat | < 0.9 |
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse-chat/commit/25737733af48e5b9fa60b0561d7fde14bea13ccePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse-chat/commit/25737733af48e5b9fa60b0561d7fde14bea13ccePatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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