Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.3, 2026.2.0-latest to before 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.0, updating a category description via API is not sanitizing the description string, which can lead to XSS attacks. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- network
- Complexity
- low
- Privileges
- low
- User Action
- required
- Scope
- changed
- Confidentiality
- low
- Integrity
- low
- Availability
- none
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- DISCOURSE
- Published
- 3/31/2026
- Last Modified
- 4/9/2026
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
discourse : discoursediscourse : discoursediscourse : discoursediscourse : discourse
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