Discourse 2.8.0.beta2 Security Update
🗓️ 14 Jun 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:discourse:discourse";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117495");
script_version("2025-04-11T15:45:04+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-04-11 15:45:04 +0000 (Fri, 11 Apr 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-06-14 13:26:42 +0000 (Mon, 14 Jun 2021)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_name("Discourse 2.8.0.beta2 Security Update");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_discourse_http_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("discourse/detected");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"A new Discourse update includes two security fixes.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following flaws exist / The following security
fixes are included:
- XSS in bookmarks list
- Do not allow unauthorized access to category edit UI");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Discourse version 2.8.0.beta1.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.8.0.beta2 or later.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta2-user-directory-custom-fields-tagging-enabled-by-default-user-selectable-badge-display-and-more/193148");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/13311/");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
vers = infos["version"];
if( version_is_equal( version:vers, test_version:"2.8.0.beta1" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"2.8.0.beta2", install_path:infos["location"] );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );
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