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CVE-2026-63171

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Description

Omnispace Agora Project before 26.10.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious script by submitting a crafted forum category description containing a double-quote character that breaks out of an HTML input value attribute. Attackers can exploit the HTMLPurifier configuration that preserves double-quotes to escape the attribute context and execute arbitrary script in the browser of users viewing the forum category.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.1 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-13 21:17:41.027000
Last modified
2026-11-13 18:17:47.857000
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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-13T21:17:41.027",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-13T18:17:47.857",
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    }
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              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "26.10.0",
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      "url": "https://github.com/xech/agora-project/releases/tag/26.10",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.agora-project.net/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
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      "url": "https://www.akailabs.fr/blog/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-agora-project-26-5-2#cve-2026-63171-stored-xss-via-category-description",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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