Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, insufficient SVG sanitization in upload and user avatar handling could lead to cross-site scripting when a user visited specific URLs that are not normally part of community browsing. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.
History

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First Time appeared Discourse
Discourse discourse
Vendors & Products Discourse
Discourse discourse

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Description Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, insufficient SVG sanitization in upload and user avatar handling could lead to cross-site scripting when a user visited specific URLs that are not normally part of community browsing. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.
Title Discourse: Insufficient SVG sanitization logic
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-07-09T22:02:27.430Z

Updated: 2026-07-10T20:31:50.782Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T15:50:01.282Z

Link: CVE-2026-53962

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-10T19:13:18.883Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon Redhat

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