CVE-2021-37633
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.008 · 55 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.4
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-discourse-2021-37633XSS via d-popover and d-html-popover attribute2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/38199424bc840d2ef002cd1e9bffdbb99191eb47cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-v3v8-3m5w-pjp9cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/38199424bc840d2ef002cd1e9bffdbb99191eb47enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-v3v8-3m5w-pjp9enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/38199424bc840d2ef002cd1e9bffdbb99191eb47PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-v3v8-3m5w-pjp9Third Party Advisorynvd
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