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Discourse 3.5.x < 3.5.0.beta6 XSS Vulnerability

🗓️ 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType 
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Discourse 3.5.x versions before 3.5.0.beta6 have a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.154833");
  script_version("2025-08-26T05:39:52+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-26 05:39:52 +0000 (Tue, 26 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-06-26 03:26:00 +0000 (Thu, 26 Jun 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-08-25 15:04:57 +0000 (Mon, 25 Aug 2025)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-48954");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Discourse 3.5.x < 3.5.0.beta6 XSS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_discourse_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("discourse/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Discourse is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Discourse is vulnerable to cross-site scripting when the
  content security policy isn't enabled when using social logins.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Discourse versions 3.5.x prior to 3.5.0.beta6.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 3.5.0.beta6 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-26p5-mjjh-wfcf");

  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);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "3.5.0.beta", test_version_up: "3.5.0.beta6")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.5.0.beta6", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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26 Aug 2025 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.16.1 - 8.1
EPSS0.0063
SSVC
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