XSS vulnerability with translator
Flarum's translation system allowed for string inputs to be converted into HTML DOM nodes when rendered. This change was made after v0.1.0-beta.16 (our last beta before v1.0.0) and was not noticed or documented.
This allowed for any user to type malicious HTML markup within certain user input fields and have this execute on client browsers. The example which led to the discovery of this vulnerability was in the forum search box. Entering faux-malicious HTML markup, such as <script>alert('test')</script> resulted in an alert box appearing on the forum. This attack could also be modified to perform AJAX requests on behalf of a user, possibly deleting discussions, modifying their settings or profile, or even modifying settings on the Admin panel if the attack was targetted towards a privileged user.
Impact
All Flarum communities that run flarum v1.0.0 or v1.0.1 are impacted.
Patches
The vulnerability has been fixed and published as flarum/core v1.0.2. All communities running Flarum v1.0 have to upgrade as soon as possible to v1.0.2 using:
composer update --prefer-dist --no-dev -a -WYou can then confirm you run the latest version using:
composer show flarum/coreWorkarounds
None.
For more information
For any questions or comments on this vulnerability please visit https://discuss.flarum.org/d/27558.
For support questions create a discussion at https://discuss.flarum.org/t/support.
A reminder that if you ever become aware of a security issue in Flarum, please report it to us privately by emailing security@flarum.org, and we will address it promptly.
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de Composer | flarum/core | >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 |
Referencias
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-79- Plataforma
- Composer
- Paquete
flarum/core- Publicada
- 07.06.2021
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5qjq-69w6-fg57 - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: flarum/core
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- Entradas en total
- 9
- Primera → última
- 06.2021 04.2026
- Sin corrección
- 0
- Explotada en ataques
- 0
Distribución por gravedad
- Crítica 2
- Alta 1
- Media 5
- Baja 1
Divulgaciones por año
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 4
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 1
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