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CVE-2023-22455

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2023-01-05 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

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, tag descriptions, which can be updated by moderators, can be used for cross-site scripting attacks. This vulnerability can lead to a full XSS on sites which have modified or disabled Discourse’s default Content Security Policy. Versions 2.8.14 and 3.0.0.beta16 contain a patch.

Affected Platforms

Discourse Discourse

Weakness Type

CWE-79

References