CVE-2026-72729
Discourse: Stored XSS in discourse-local-dates plugin
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, the discourse-local-dates plugin rendered crafted local-date format data as HTML on sites with a modified or disabled default Content Security Policy. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.
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discourse
commercial·USaka discourse.org
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References
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-rw96-2xg7-h54g
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9768f476ed86ea202440cd2b6245af8a4f94ec69
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/981ba23d33d2e2d98f6690734116af58f2cea938
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