CVE-2025-54411

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.
Cross-site Scripting
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.4 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
GitHub_MCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 11%
VendorProductVersion
discoursediscourse
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< 3.5.0
discoursediscourse
3.5.0:beta1
discoursediscourse
3.5.0:beta2
discoursediscourse
3.5.0:beta3
discoursediscourse
3.5.0:beta4
discoursediscourse
3.5.0:beta5
discoursediscourse
3.5.0:beta6
discoursediscourse
3.5.0:beta7
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= Vulnerable software versions