# CVE-2024-35234: Discourse vulnerable to stored-dom XSS via Facebook Oneboxes

- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-03 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- discourse: stable \< 3.2.3, tests-passed \< 3.3.0.beta3

## Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch and version 3.3.0.beta3 on the `tests-passed` branch, an attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript on users’ browsers by posting a specific URL containing maliciously crafted meta tags. This issue only affects sites with Content Security Polic (CSP) disabled. The problem has been patched in version 3.2.3 on the `stable` branch and version 3.3.0.beta3 on the `tests-passed` branch. As a workaround, ensure CSP is enabled on the forum.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on discourse, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-5chg-hm8c-wc58
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/26aef0c288839378b9de5819e96eac8cf4ea60fd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/311b737c910cf0a69f61e1b8bc0b78374b6619d2

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