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2 vulnerabilities by ElkArte Forum
CVE-2026-72553 (GCVE-0-2026-72553)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-08-11 11:11 – Updated: 2026-08-11 15:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ElkArte Forum ElkArte - Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
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.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-11 15:16 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/elkarte/Elkarte |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ElkArte Forum | ElkArte |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0 Beta 1
(custom)
|
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CVE-2026-72553 (GCVE-0-2026-72553)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-11 11:11 – Updated: 2026-08-11 15:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ElkArte Forum ElkArte - Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
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.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-11 15:16 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/elkarte/Elkarte |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ElkArte Forum | ElkArte |
Affected:
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