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.
History

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Discourse: XSS on category description update via API
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-31T18:52:31.983Z

Reserved: 2026-03-11T15:05:48.400Z

Link: CVE-2026-32273

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-31T18:16:49.897

Modified: 2026-03-31T18:16:49.897

Link: CVE-2026-32273

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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