CVE-2026-72553 PUBLISHED

ElkArte Forum ElkArte - Cross-Site Scripting

Assigner: TuranSec
Reserved: 10.08.2026 Published: 11.08.2026 Updated: 11.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.4

Product Status

Vendor ElkArte Forum
Product ElkArte
Versions
  • affected from 0 to 2.0 Beta 1 (incl.)

Credits

  • Bobur Abdugafforov finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting CWE