CVE 6.5 MEDIUM

Discourse staff action logs expose sensitive information to moderators_CVE-2026-24742

6.5 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A: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, non-admin moderators can view sensitive information in staff action logs that should be restricted to administrators only. The exposed information includes webhook payload URLs and secrets, API key details, site setting changes, private message content, restricted category names and structures, and private chat channel titles. This allows moderators to bypass intended access controls and extract confidential data by monitoring the staff action logs. With leaked webhook secrets, an attacker could potentially spoof webhook events to integrated services. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. As a workaround, site administrators should review and limit moderator appointments to fully trusted users. There is no configuration-based workaround to prevent this access.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-24742
Source GitHub_M
Published Jan 28, 2026 at 20:11
Modified Jan 28, 2026 at 20:35

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

CWE Classification

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