01 Record
CVE-2024-23834
Discourse improperly sanitized user input leads to XSS
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score6.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
02 Description
Discourse improperly sanitized user input leads to XSS
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 41.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-01-30 21:31Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-10-17 17:59Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-01-22
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5d3b48ac9718f45287993845e68f6bb36bc65bbc67bdfb94d2b0f6f5dc037e60
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-rj3g-8q6p-63pc
- github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/568d704a94c528b7c2cb0f3512a7b7b606bc3000
- meta.discourse.orghttps://meta.discourse.org/t/3-1-5-security-and-bug-fix-release/293094
- meta.discourse.orghttps://meta.discourse.org/t/3-2-0-beta5-add-groups-to-dms-mobile-chat-footer-redesign-passkeys-enabled-by-default-and-more/293093