CVE 6.3 MEDIUM

Discourse: Hidden tag visibility bypass on tag routes_CVE-2026-27481

6.3 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.3, 2026.2.0-latest to before 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.0, an authorization bypass vulnerability allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to view hidden (staff-only) tags and its associated data. All Discourse instances with tagging enabled and staff-only tag groups configured are impacted. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-27481
Source GitHub_M
Published Apr 3, 2026 at 21:27
Modified Apr 7, 2026 at 14:18

Affected Product

Vendor discourse
Product discourse
Version >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.3
Affected Versions discourse discourse >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.3
discourse discourse >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.2
discourse discourse >= 2026.3.0-latest, < 2026.3.0

CWE Classification

References

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