CVE-2026-91134
Discourse: Block post iframes whose encoded userinfo bypasses the allowed_iframes allowlist
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.4 Medium
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 14, 2026
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0, the Discourse post sanitizer allowed a stored cross-origin iframe to bypass the allowed_iframes prefix policy when the iframe src contained encoded userinfo. The sanitizer validated a decoded form differently from the stored iframe src, allowing the browser to interpret an attacker-controlled host while the allowlist check accepted the encoded URL as an allowed prefix. An authenticated user with posting privileges could persist the iframe in a post and cause attacker-controlled cross-origin content to be rendered. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
discoursediscourse |
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References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-54vw-chv3-wjpv
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42882
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0a8015e6c7a5079981843721494d30c9a91f5415
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1304b0c04f87534053b0d574ae5a9b9ba13dd590
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/bac7dd1201911851462483271b4567246fa1309d
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/fed3a58c48412ce7207b72a4629ddbc44482cd64
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