# CVE-2026-53962: Discourse: Insufficient SVG sanitization logic

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.1.5, 2026.4.2, 2026.5.1
- Published: 2026-07-09 · Updated: 2026-07-10

## Affected

- discourse: from 2026.1.0-latest, fixed in 2026.1.5; from 2026.4.0-latest, fixed in 2026.4.2; from 2026.5.0-latest, fixed in 2026.5.1

## Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, insufficient SVG sanitization in upload and user avatar handling could lead to cross-site scripting when a user visited specific URLs that are not normally part of community browsing. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on discourse, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.1.5, 2026.4.2, 2026.5.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jmcf-3367-78vv
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3ee8343cd7f00d59d8513bee0a12e02d50bfc358
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/810c2715799fd08b06fd6ffc664d9562fe9ea6ff
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/92a699d89b84685b6fdd63cd0d0e371793c69dad
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b8ceb49f4ba52257be30eb3c2ce51a5bf03be5fe
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0

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