2.0
LOW CVSS 4.0
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 10, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 10, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-72729 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
Update the discourse-local-dates plugin to a fixed version to resolve XSS.
  • Update discourse-local-dates plugin to version 2026.1.6 or later.
  • Verify plugin version is 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, or 2026.7.0.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-72729 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-72729 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-72729 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-72729 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 10, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'discourse', 'product': 'discourse', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 2026.1.6'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.2'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.1'}]}]
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9768f476ed86ea202440cd2b6245af8a4f94ec69
    Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/981ba23d33d2e2d98f6690734116af58f2cea938
    Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a7e509bfa1aa6288b447503de6ef798c31a62751
    Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/d5d5055fbdf04d5bd72fcaa7e4257fac5adac049
    Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-rw96-2xg7-h54g
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.