{"id":"BIT-discourse-2026-72725","summary":"Discourse: Stored XSS in staff action logs injects staff UI","details":"Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, the staff action log model rendered unescaped previous and new value fields that could inject stored cross-site scripting into the staff interface. The issue is fixed in 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.","aliases":["CVE-2026-72725","GHSA-8x29-vv56-wj6v"],"modified":"2026-08-17T08:10:58.230442707Z","published":"2026-08-17T05:44:28.373Z","database_specific":{"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"severity":"Medium"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/66601a6e6eeeabfcb06d2f692d68534be12de082"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/74ae22d85f4e13c7c7f2e3c13fce023feec7e033"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/fd44510b4303e7f8f0b42bd070a2d42d3cda259f"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-8x29-vv56-wj6v"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72725"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"discourse","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/discourse"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.1.6"},{"introduced":"2026.5.0"},{"fixed":"2026.5.2"},{"introduced":"2026.6.0"},{"fixed":"2026.6.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/discourse/BIT-discourse-2026-72725.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"}]}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}