CVE-2022-39279 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-39279 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 06/10/2022 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: GitHub_M | Vendor: discourse | Product: discourse-chat
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-39279 Description

discourse-chat is a plugin for the Discourse message board which adds chat functionality. In versions prior to 0.9 some places render a chat channel\'s name and description in an unsafe way, allowing staff members to cause an cross site scripting (XSS) attack by inserting unsafe HTML into them. Version 0.9 has addressed this issue. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* HIGH
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* LOW
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* LOW

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-79
CWE Name: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ( Cross-site Scripting )
Source: discourse

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).