{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-08-28T14:02:37+00:00","cve":"CVE-2026-61696","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2026-61696","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2026-61696.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61696","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61696"},"summary":{"title":"Forem: Stored XSS in Admin Abuse Report Rendering","description":"Forem is open source software for building communities. In versions before commit 92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c, a malicious value submitted through feedback_message[message] is stored without sanitization and rendered in app/views/admin/feedback_messages/_feedback_message.html.erb through raw(feedback_message.message) when offender_id is present. Viewing the abuse report executes arbitrary JavaScript in an administrator's browser and may expose sensitive in-page data, abuse CSRF tokens, or perform administrative actions in the victim's session. The public FeedbackMessagesController accepts the report without authorization and previously permitted a submitted offender_id, making the vulnerable rendering path reachable by an unauthenticated attacker. This issue is fixed in commit 92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"GitHub_M","published_at":"2026-08-18 18:18:52","updated_at":"2026-08-18 19:16:59"},"problem_types":["CWE-74","CWE-79","CWE-116","CWE-74 CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')","CWE-79 CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","CWE-116 CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output"],"metrics":[{"version":"3.1","source":"security-advisories@github.com","type":"Secondary","score":"6.3","severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","data":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"NONE"}},{"version":"3.1","source":"CNA","type":"DECLARED","score":"6.3","severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","data":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"}}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/forem/forem/commit/92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c","name":"https://github.com/forem/forem/commit/92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c","refsource":"security-advisories@github.com","tags":[],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://github.com/forem/forem/security/advisories/GHSA-4463-499m-94mx","name":"https://github.com/forem/forem/security/advisories/GHSA-4463-499m-94mx","refsource":"security-advisories@github.com","tags":[],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61696","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61696","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"forem","product":"forem","version":"affected < 92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"content":{"id":"CVE-2026-61696","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","timestamp":"2026-08-18T18:15:28.828568Z","version":"2.0.3"},"type":"ssvc"}}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-08-18T18:15:34.952Z","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP"},"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"forem","vendor":"forem","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c"}]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Forem is open source software for building communities. In versions before commit 92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c, a malicious value submitted through feedback_message[message] is stored without sanitization and rendered in app/views/admin/feedback_messages/_feedback_message.html.erb through raw(feedback_message.message) when offender_id is present. Viewing the abuse report executes arbitrary JavaScript in an administrator's browser and may expose sensitive in-page data, abuse CSRF tokens, or perform administrative actions in the victim's session. The public FeedbackMessagesController accepts the report without authorization and previously permitted a submitted offender_id, making the vulnerable rendering path reachable by an unauthenticated attacker. This issue is fixed in commit 92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c"}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-74","description":"CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]},{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]},{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-116","description":"CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-08-18T17:57:07.736Z","orgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","shortName":"GitHub_M"},"references":[{"name":"https://github.com/forem/forem/security/advisories/GHSA-4463-499m-94mx","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/forem/forem/security/advisories/GHSA-4463-499m-94mx"},{"name":"https://github.com/forem/forem/commit/92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/forem/forem/commit/92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c"}],"source":{"advisory":"GHSA-4463-499m-94mx","discovery":"UNKNOWN"},"title":"Forem: Stored XSS in Admin Abuse Report Rendering"}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","assignerShortName":"GitHub_M","cveId":"CVE-2026-61696","datePublished":"2026-08-18T17:57:07.736Z","dateReserved":"2026-07-10T18:36:58.851Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-18T18:15:34.952Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2026-08-18 18:18:52","lastModifiedDate":"2026-08-18 19:16:59","problem_types":["CWE-74","CWE-79","CWE-116","CWE-74 CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')","CWE-79 CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","CWE-116 CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"NONE"},"exploitabilityScore":2.1,"impactScore":4.2}],"ssvcV203":[{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","ssvcData":{"timestamp":"2026-08-18T18:15:28.828568Z","id":"CVE-2026-61696","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}]},"configurations":[]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"61696","Ordinal":"1","Title":"Forem: Stored XSS in Admin Abuse Report Rendering","CVE":"CVE-2026-61696","Year":"2026"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"61696","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"Forem is open source software for building communities. In versions before commit 92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c, a malicious value submitted through feedback_message[message] is stored without sanitization and rendered in app/views/admin/feedback_messages/_feedback_message.html.erb through raw(feedback_message.message) when offender_id is present. Viewing the abuse report executes arbitrary JavaScript in an administrator's browser and may expose sensitive in-page data, abuse CSRF tokens, or perform administrative actions in the victim's session. The public FeedbackMessagesController accepts the report without authorization and previously permitted a submitted offender_id, making the vulnerable rendering path reachable by an unauthenticated attacker. This issue is fixed in commit 92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c","Type":"Description","Title":"Forem: Stored XSS in Admin Abuse Report Rendering"}]}}}