CVE-2026-72721
Discourse: Onebox Domain Blocklist Bypass via Case-Sensitive Comparison
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Aug 10, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 10, 2026
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, Onebox::DomainChecker.is_blocked? compares hostnames and SiteSetting.blocked_onebox_domains entries case-sensitively, allowing an attacker to bypass configured Onebox domain restrictions by changing character casing in a redirect target hostname. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-178 Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
discoursediscourse |
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References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-3x7x-24rq-h5j6
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42091
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42092
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42093
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42094
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a3e10759fef47f03d450649bb51d9e84f4c68b8f
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c2eb6b0e5597d6f28f4be739b83300bc9c69e3cd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/caa615c371b1696982ee11ac8f3558f0f8ced584
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/f503971d311b7b0dfdb751ee8cfd67e8cb99f5c5
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