CVE-2026-55674 PUBLISHED

Discourse: Cache poisoning/XSS via color scheme cookies

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 17.06.2026 Published: 17.08.2026 Updated: 17.08.2026

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, an unauthenticated attacker could send a single request with a crafted color_scheme_id (or dark_scheme_id) cookie to inject arbitrary HTML into a Discourse page. Because the cookie value was rendered into a color scheme tag without escaping, the attacker could break out of the attribute and inject a tag that bypassed Discourse's nonce-based Content Security Policy, resulting in arbitrary JavaScript execution in visitors' browsers. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 9.3

Product Status

Vendor discourse
Product discourse
Versions
  • Version < 2026.1.6 is affected
  • Version >= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.2 is affected
  • Version >= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE