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Medium · 4.8 CVE-2026-72727 EUVD-2026-55666

Discourse: Stored XSS in the moderation review queue

Published Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
discourse discourse < 2026.1.6, >= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.2, >= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.1 —

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