CVE-2026-45572
Published:July 13, 2026
Updated:August 02, 2026
Description A privileged admin user who can edit an affected landing page can store arbitrary HTML/JavaScript in an "HTML block", and the public page renders it with "html_safe" and no output escaping. Technical description This issue lets any admin who can edit an affected landing page store arbitrary HTML and JavaScript in an "HTML block". The block is then rendered back through "Decidim::ContentBlocks::HtmlCell#html_content" without a sanitization boundary, so the script executes later in visitor's browsers. <img width="1541" height="439" alt="decidim-html-xss-01" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/acae1c06-8acb-49be-ab12-aabae33190ce" /><img width="1540" height="752" alt="decidim-html-xss-02" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a2f1fa7f-03f3-4d17-b58b-f4db865443e9" />Impact - A user with landing-page editing rights for an affected scope can persist JavaScript that executes in visitor's browsers on that page. - Because exploitation already requires privileged administrative access, the practical risk is lower than a participant-controlled or unauthenticated stored XSS. It still creates a browser-execution primitive in a trusted admin-editable surface. Patches See https://github.com/decidim/decidim/pull/16451 Workarounds Do not give admin permissions to non-trustful users. Reference Stored XSS Credits This issue was discovered in a security audit organized by the "Decidim Association" (https://decidim.org) and made by "Radically Open Security" (https://www.radicallyopensecurity.com/) against Decidim financed by "NGI" (https://ngi.eu/).
Affected Packages
decidim-core (RUBY):
Affected version(s) >=0.32.0.rc1 <0.32.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.32.0decidim-core (RUBY):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1.alpha1 <0.30.9Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.30.9decidim-core (RUBY):
Affected version(s) >=0.31.0.rc1 <0.31.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.31.5Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')