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CVE-2025-54411
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2025-08-19T17:15:40.833 · Last modified 2026-06-17T09:40:03.080

Summary

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Welcome banner user name string for logged in users can be vulnerable to XSS attacks, which affect the user themselves or an admin impersonating them. Admins can temporarily alter the welcome_banner.header.logged_in_members site text to remove the preferred_display_name placeholder, or not impersonate any users for the time being. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.5.0.beta8.

Affected products

discourse — discourse

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References

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