> CVE-2026-61696 [MEDIUM]

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PUBLISHED
2026-08-18 18:18
MODIFIED
2026-08-18 18:18
CVSS_SCORE V3
6.3
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.32%
Top 76.4%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2026-08-18 CWE MITRE 🔗 2026-09-01 FIRST EPSS 🔗 2026-10-18 OSV 🔗 2026-10-26

> 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

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

ℹ️ Aucun produit affecté n'a encore été publié par NVD pour cette CVE.

> CVSS V3 METRICS

CVSS_VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EXPLOITABILITY
2.1
IMPACT
4.2

> MÉTRIQUES CVSS DÉTAILLÉES

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Métrique Valeur Interprétation
AV (Vecteur d'Attaque)
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Exploit possible à distance via réseau (HTTP, API, etc.)
AC (Complexité d'Attaque)
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Peu de conditions requises pour exploiter
PR (Privilèges Requis)
Privileges Required
Low (L)
Authentifié avec compte utilisateur basique
UI (Interaction Utilisateur)
User Interaction
Required (R)
Nécessite une action utilisateur (clic lien, ouverture fichier, etc.)
S (Périmètre)
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Impact reste dans le périmètre du composant compromis
C (Impact Confidentialité)
Confidentiality Impact
High (H)
Divulgation totale d'informations
I (Impact Intégrité)
Integrity Impact
Low (L)
Modification limitée des données possible
A (Impact Disponibilité)
Availability Impact
None (N)
Aucune interruption de service

> RÉSUMÉ DES IMPACTS

Confidentialité
High
Divulgation totale d'informations
Intégrité
Low
Modification limitée des données possible
Disponibilité
None
Aucune interruption de service

> WEAKNESSES

CWE-74 CWE-79 CWE-116

> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') - The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. | CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') - The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. | CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output - The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.

> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

Forem: Stored XSS in Admin Abuse Report Rendering

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown
1 versions affected
ALIASES:
GHSA-4463-499m-94mx

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
18/08/2026 18:18
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/09/2026 06:02
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') - The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally...
Total des modifications: 1 Dernière mise à jour: 1 month ago

> REFERENCES

https://github.com/forem/forem/commit/92eacd16a82cf9007ba8e16a2258b42e3b53ca9c
https://github.com/forem/forem/security/advisories/GHSA-4463-499m-94mx
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