CVE-2026-33408
Discourse has Improper Authorization in "Post Edits" Report For Moderators
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 2.2 Low
- Published
- Mar 19, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 20, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 19, 2026
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, moderators were able to see the first 40 characters of post edits in PMs and private categories. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 2.2 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
discoursediscourse |
|
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-wf9r-386h-g29c
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3bf3793a708662716c0a4eaf64ae091abe71ab4c
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/473288219e93cd17576cf15e4f0b9e388a31d0c1
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/62721429d4402505d21280bcbe5894032447d800
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