CVE-2026-73038
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 16 %ileEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
NodeBB before 4.15.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the renderEmoji function that fails to escape tag.icon.url and tag.name attributes. Attackers can deliver malicious ActivityPub Create/Note objects with crafted emoji tags to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript into stored post content, executing code in all viewers' browsers.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.3–6.1
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affected products (1)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
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- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c0d94a217edcafcdb9b3920a6e80935194bcb19eenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/14601enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v4.15.0enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nodebb-stored-xss-via-activitypub-emoji-tag-icon-url-and-tag-nameenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/commit/c0d94a217edcafcdb9b3920a6e80935194bcb19envd
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/14601nvd
- https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v4.15.0nvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nodebb-stored-xss-via-activitypub-emoji-tag-icon-url-and-tag-namenvd
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