Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2026· Updated Oct 22, 2026
CVE-2017-20290
CVE-2017-20290
Description
Discourse 1.9.0.beta2 before 1.9.0.beta13 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts through the email parameter of /email/unsubscribed. Attackers can craft GET requests with SVG onload payloads, which unsubscribed.html.erb renders unescaped via html_safe, executing JavaScript in victims' browsers. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
Affected products
1- Range: <1.9.0.beta13
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