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High · 7.2 CVE-2026-91123 EUVD-2026-86300

Discourse: Reject literal backslash path separators in iframe src traversal guard

Published Sep 24, 2026 · Updated Sep 24, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0, the iframe src traversal guard did not treat literal backslashes as path separators after decoded dot segments. A crafted source could therefore pass an allowed_iframes subpath check while browser URL normalization moved the iframe outside the intended allowed path. The resulting iframe could load content from a location that the administrator did not allow. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
discourse discourse < 2026.8.0, >= 2026.7.0-latest, < 2026.7.2, >= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.3, >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.8 —

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