CVE-2026-53963

Summary

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, a malicious second factor name on an attacker-controlled account was not escaped in the delete confirmation dialog, allowing stored cross-site scripting when an administrator impersonated that account. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
discoursediscourse>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.5affected
discoursediscourse>= 2026.4.0-latest, < 2026.4.2affected
discoursediscourse>= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-79: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References