CVE-2026-72727Discourse: Stored XSS in the moderation review queue
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Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, a low-privileged user could place crafted content in the moderation review queue that executed stored cross-site scripting when a moderator viewed it on a site with a modified or disabled default Content Security Policy. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.
- CVSS
- 4.8 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
discourse discourse discourse:discourse (from the name) | before 2026.1.6; from 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.2; from 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pq6q-p5g3-rj54x-refsource-confirm
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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