CVE-2026-72553
ElkArte Forum ElkArte - Cross-Site Scripting
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.4 Medium
- Published
- Aug 11, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 10, 2026
Description
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in ElkArte Forum 2.0 Beta 1 allows any registered member to inject persistent JavaScript into the profile fields cust_blurb and cust_locate. The fields are saved without HTML encoding and rendered unescaped in profile views visible to administrators. An attacker can craft a payload that executes in an administrator session, enabling session hijacking or privilege escalation.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | TuranSec |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ElkArteElkArte Forum |
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References
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