Discourse: Encode action_code_who in mention URLs
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0, the topic small-action and nested-activity-log components interpolated the free-form action_code_who value into mention-link href attributes without URL encoding. A quote-bearing display name could terminate the intended URL attribute and inject attacker-controlled elements into the trusted rendered markup. Although the visible mention text was escaped, the unencoded path component allowed stored HTML injection when another user viewed the affected topic action or activity log. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0.
BIT-discourse-2026-91119
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: osv:BIT-discourse-2026-91119
discourse
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 2026.8.0
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "SEMVER",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2026.8.0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "discourse",
"purl": "pkg:bitnami/discourse",
"ecosystem": "Bitnami"
},
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/discourse/BIT-discourse-2026-91119.json"
}
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-91119
Source reference:
/aliases
Publisher severity
medium
Source reference: /database_specific/severity
- Event
- #59597 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date