FKIE_CVE-2026-32273

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-31 18:16 - Updated: 2026-04-09 19:43
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.3, 2026.2.0-latest to before 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.0, updating a category description via API is not sanitizing the description string, which can lead to XSS attacks. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/05e3da2a670cfd499649128b6c955b552451240bPatch
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-h2h4-767x-6pc8Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
discourse discourse *
discourse discourse *
discourse discourse 2026.3.0
discourse discourse 2026.3.0
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