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CVE-2026-72553

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.4 Published: 2026-08-11 Modified: 2026-08-11

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.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-79

References