CVE-2026-72553

ElkArte Forum ElkArte - Cross-Site Scripting

Published Aug 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elkarte Forum
Elkarte Forum elkarte
Vendors & Products Elkarte Forum
Elkarte Forum elkarte
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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.
Title ElkArte Forum ElkArte - Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
TuranSec
Published
Updated
Aug 11, 2026, 3:16 PM
Reserved
Aug 10, 2026, 10:32 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 11, 2026, 12:17 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 3:10 PM