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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, permalinks pointing to access-restricted resources (private topics, categories, posts, or hidden tags) were redirecting users to URLs containing the resource slug, even when the user didn't have access to view the resource. This leaked potentially sensitive information (e.g., private topic titles) via the redirect Location header and the 404 page's search box. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. No known workarounds are available.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-23743
Source
GitHub_M
Published
Jan 28, 2026 at 20:07
Affected Product
Vendor
discourse
Product
discourse
Version
< 3.5.4
Affected Versions
discourse discourse < 3.5.4
discourse discourse >= 2025.11.0-latest, < 2025.11.2
discourse discourse >= 2025.12.0-latest, < 2025.12.1
discourse discourse >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.0
discourse discourse >= 2025.11.0-latest, < 2025.11.2
discourse discourse >= 2025.12.0-latest, < 2025.12.1
discourse discourse >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.0