CVE-2023-22454

Discourse vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting through pending post titles descriptions

Discourse is an option source discussion platform. Prior to version 2.8.14 on the `stable` branch and version 3.0.0.beta16 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, pending post titles can be used for cross-site scripting attacks. Pending posts can be created by unprivileged users when a category has the "require moderator approval of all new topics" setting set. This vulnerability can lead to a full XSS on sites which have modified or disabled Discourse’s default Content Security Policy. A patch is available in versions 2.8.14 and 3.0.0.beta16.

We have discovered 1,134 live websites that are affected by CVE-2023-22454.

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Affected Software

Product  Discourse
Category Message Boards
Vulnerable Domains1,134 live websites (21.71% of Discourse install base)
Vulnerable Versions
  • from 0 before 2.8.14
  • from 2.9 before 3
Vulnerable Versions Count70 versions ( 73.68% of all versions)


Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')



Details

  • Published - Jan 5, 2023
  • Updated - Aug 2, 2024

CVE-2023-22454 usage by Country

United States786 websites


Germany89 websites
France49 websites
Singapore35 websites
China26 websites
GB17 websites
Brazil11 websites
Netherlands11 websites
Switzerland10 websites

CVE-2023-22454 usage by TLD

.com481 websites
.org184 websites
.io57 websites
.net50 websites
.de25 websites
.co14 websites
.fr14 websites
.ru10 websites
.com.br10 websites
.cn9 websites

Vulnerable Versions

Vulnerable versions are highlighted in red

Websites affected by CVE-2023-22454

Top websites that are affected by CVE-2023-22454. Please click on the "Contact us" link to get more information.
DomainCountryRankContacts
*********.***.com France*,***
*********.*******.org United States**,***
******.********.com United States**,***
*********.***************.com United States**,***
*********.**********.de Germany***,***
*********.**********.io United States***,***
*****.******.com United States***,***
***********.net United States***,***
*********.****.ly United States***,***
*************.de United States***,***
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FAQ

CVE-2023-22454 is Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Discourse
A total of 1,134 websites have been identified as vulnerable to CVE-2023-22454, discovered through global website indexing conducted by WebTechSurvey.
Discourse is susceptible to CVE-2023-22454 vulnerability.
Discourse versions before 3 are vulnerable to CVE-2023-22454.
Version 3 of Discourse addresses the CVE-2023-22454 security vulnerability.