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CVE-2026-72722 (GCVE-0-2026-72722)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-10 15:54 – Updated: 2026-08-13 17:46
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Title
Discourse: Duplicate lookup reveals restricted topic titles through canonicalized URLs
Summary
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, TopicLink.extract_from, TopicLink.ensure_entry_for, and TopicLink.duplicate_lookup do not consistently enforce Guardian.can_see? checks when processing internal links. An authenticated user can submit links to restricted topics, private messages, or hidden posts and receive canonicalized slugs or titles in the composer_messages duplicate_lookup response even though the targets are not visible to that user. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-13 17:46 UTC
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
discourse discourse Affected: < 2026.1.6
Affected: >= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.2
Affected: >= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.1
Affected: >= 2026.7.0-latest, < 2026.7.0
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