Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-37633
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2.7.8 rendering of d-popover tooltips can be susceptible to XSS attacks. This vulnerability only affects sites which have modified or disabled Discourse's default Content Security Policy. This issue is patched in the latest `stable` 2.7.8 version of Discourse. As a workaround users may ensure that the Content Security Policy is enabled, and has not been modified in a way which would make it more vulnerable to XSS attacks.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2021-37633
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2.8.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-37633
0.27%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 48 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-37633
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
|
2.7
|
NIST | |
7.4
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
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4.0
|
GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-37633
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-37633
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https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-v3v8-3m5w-pjp9
XSS via d-popover and d-html-popover attribute · Advisory · discourse/discourse · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/38199424bc840d2ef002cd1e9bffdbb99191eb47
SECURITY: Sanitize d-popover attributes (#13958) · discourse/discourse@3819942 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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