CVE-2023-26040
Discourse chat messages susceptible to Cross-site Scripting through chat excerpts
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Between versions 3.1.0.beta2 and 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch, editing or responding to a chat message containing malicious content could lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch. There are no known workarounds.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Discourse chat messages susceptible to Cross-site Scripting through chat excerpts
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Between versions 3.1.0.beta2 and 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch, editing or responding to a chat message containing malicious content could lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-26040- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-29926
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Between versions 3.1.0.beta2 and 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch, editing or responding to a chat message containing malicious content could lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
EUVD-2023-29926- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Between versions 3.1.0.beta2 and 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch, editing or responding to a chat message containing malicious content could lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-26040- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Discourse chat messages susceptible to Cross-site Scripting through chat excerpts
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Between versions 3.1.0.beta2 and 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch, editing or responding to a chat message containing malicious content could lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-26040- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-discourse-2023-26040 No score
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Between versions 3.1.0.beta2 and 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch, editing or responding to a chat message containing malicious content could lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This issue is patched in version 3.1.0.beta3 of the tests-passed branch. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
BIT-discourse-2023-26040- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
discourseBitnami |
3.1.0-beta2 to 3.1.0-beta2 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-26040 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Discourse, published March 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.