CVE-2025-48062CWE-116CWE-79

Discourse vulnerable to HTML injection when inviting to topic via email

High · published June 9, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.4.4 of the `stable` branch, version 3.5.0.beta5 of the `beta` branch, and version 3.5.0.beta6-dev of the `tests-passed` branch, certain invites via email may result in HTML injection in the email body if the topic title includes HTML. This includes inviting someone (without an account) to a PM and inviting someone (without an account) to a topic with a custom message. This issue is patched in version 3.4.4 of the `stable` branch, version 3.5.0.beta5 of the `beta` branch, and version 3.5.0.beta6-dev of the `tests-passed` branch. This can be worked around if the relevant templates are overridden without `{topic_title}`.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00282 · 19.7th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-116 · Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output; CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2025-06-09T12:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUN 12:33Z
    Discourse vulnerable to HTML injection when inviting to topic via email
    cvelistv5