CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-55424

MediumCVSS 5.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.27%

19th percentile - higher than 19% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Discourse prior to versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, a topic featured link was not sufficiently normalized and escaped before being rendered in the topic list. This allowed a user who can set a featured link to inject JavaScript when default Content Security Policy protections were modified or disabled.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary scripts in a victim's browser, potentially leading to session theft, account takeover, or sensitive data leakage if CSP is weakened.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Discourse to one of the fixed versions: 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, or 2026.1.5. Additionally, keep default Content Security Policy settings intact.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, a topic "featured link" was not sufficiently normalized and escaped before being rendered in the topic list, allowing a user who can set a featured link to inject JavaScript when default Content Security Policy protections were modified or disabled. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS