flarum/nickname: Display name injection in notification emails (autolink & markdown)
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-30913 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-03-10 17:40:15 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 20:49:53 UTC |
| Description | Flarum is open-source forum software. When the flarum/nicknames extension is enabled, a registered user can set their nickname to a string that email clients interpret as a hyperlink. The nickname is inserted verbatim into plain-text notification emails, and recipients may be misled into visiting attacker-controlled domains. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.6 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.000330000 probability, percentile 0.096280000 (date 2026-05-05)
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.6 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.6 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/flarum/nicknames/releases/tag/v1.8. | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/flarum/framework/security/advisories/GHSA-3c4m-j3g4-hh25 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | |
| github.com/flarum/nicknames/commit/4dde99729abdce8f6e2a7437c86e38735fdcca28 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.