CVE 5.1 MEDIUM

Discourse: Improper Access Control in discourse-ai Allows Unauthorized Category Content Exposure_CVE-2026-33415

5.1 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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 authenticated moderator-level user could retrieve post content, topic titles, and usernames from categories they were not authorized to view. Insufficient access controls on a sentiment analytics endpoint allowed category permission boundaries to be bypassed. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-33415
Source GitHub_M
Published Mar 31, 2026 at 17:42
Modified Apr 3, 2026 at 16:21

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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