CVE-2026-32273 (GCVE-0-2026-32273)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-31 17:39
Modified
2026-03-31 18:52
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
discourse discourse Version: >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.3
Version: >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.2
Version: >= 2026.3.0-latest, < 2026.3.0
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