{"id":"CVE-2026-33415","aliases":["BIT-discourse-2026-33415","EUVD-2026-17574","GHSA-vj5f-gg8m-93xg"],"status":"published","title":"Discourse: Improper Access Control in discourse-ai Allows Unauthorized Category Content Exposure","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.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":5.1,"vector":"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","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00196,"percentile":0.09375,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"published":"2026-03-31T17:42:15Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:00Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"discourse","fixed_in":["2026.1.3","2026.2.2"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"discourse","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2026.1.0"},{"fixed":"2026.1.3"},{"introduced":"2026.2.0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.2"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"discourse","product":"discourse"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vj5f-gg8m-93xg","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Vendor Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/e1bb146a1fadc863a516fbc26c6277273a025308","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Patch","fix"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33415","tags":["web","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/33xxx/CVE-2026-33415.json","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-33415","title":"Discourse: Improper Access Control in discourse-ai Allows Unauthorized Category Content Exposure","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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T17:42:15.87Z","modified":"2026-04-03T16:21:37.89Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.1,"vector":"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","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"adp"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:07.609948Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-17574","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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T17:42:15Z","modified":"2026-04-03T16:21:37Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.1,"vector":"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","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:25:16.92155Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-33415","description":"Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. 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This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T18:16:52.41Z","modified":"2026-07-24T20:10:00.147Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.1,"vector":"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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":2.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"low","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"3.1","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:12.261218Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-33415","title":"Discourse: Improper Access Control in discourse-ai Allows Unauthorized Category Content Exposure","description":"Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. 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From versions 2026.1.0 to before 2026.1.3, and 2026.2.0 to before 2026.2.2, 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.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-07T08:44:29.473Z","modified":"2026-09-08T08:46:21.643051789Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:28:29.152062Z"}]}}