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Discourse CVE-2026-55704

| EUVDEUVD-2026-60237 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-08-17 security-advisories@github.com
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github
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Vendor (github) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable endpoint requires authenticated session (PR:L); confidentiality impact is low (draft titles and excerpts only); no integrity or availability impact applies.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (github).

CVSS VectorVendor: github

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 17, 2026 - 16:41 vuln.today
Patch available
Aug 17, 2026 - 16:31 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior o 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, users who were allowed to view a group’s activity, but were not permitted to see shared drafts, could still receive shared-draft entries through the group posts and group mentions endpoints. This could disclose shared-draft topic titles and post excerpt/content, resulting in an information disclosure of unpublished draft material. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.

AnalysisAI

Information disclosure in Discourse allows authenticated group members to access unpublished shared-draft content through improperly guarded API endpoints. Group members holding view-only activity permissions - but explicitly excluded from shared-draft access - can retrieve draft topic titles and post excerpts via the group posts and group mentions endpoints due to a missing authorization check (CWE-862). …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires: (1) the attacker holds a valid authenticated session on the Discourse instance (PR:L per CVSS); (2) the attacker is a member of at least one group for which group activity viewing is enabled; and (3) the Discourse instance has the shared-drafts feature active and at least one shared draft exists. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
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Remediation Upgrade Discourse to one of the patched releases: 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, or 2026.7.0, selecting the branch that matches the currently deployed version. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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