{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-59830","assignerOrgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"GitHub_M","dateReserved":"2026-07-07T15:00:50.979Z","datePublished":"2026-09-21T21:17:38.733Z","dateUpdated":"2026-09-21T21:17:38.733Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"Discourse: Stored XSS via unescaped actor name in post actions","problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-79","lang":"en","description":"CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","type":"CWE"}]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"}}],"references":[{"name":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-x6mf-p7cg-69rw","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-x6mf-p7cg-69rw"},{"name":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/dd786594ddd088657a7e6f9fefba5bd889965fe4","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/dd786594ddd088657a7e6f9fefba5bd889965fe4"},{"name":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.7.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.7.0"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"discourse","product":"discourse","versions":[{"version":"< 2026.7.0","status":"affected"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","shortName":"GitHub_M","dateUpdated":"2026-09-21T21:17:38.733Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.7.0, the post action component failed to escape user-controlled display names before interpolating them into an HTML string passed to trustHTML. A user who could choose a crafted display name could persist markup in post action descriptions. Viewing the affected user activity streams could execute attacker-controlled script in another user's browser. This issue is fixed in version 2026.7.0."}],"source":{"advisory":"GHSA-x6mf-p7cg-69rw","discovery":"UNKNOWN"}}}}