CVE-2026-49256

medium

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, restricted tag and tag-group names attached to publicly readable categories as allowed_tags, allowed_tag_groups, or required tag groups could leak to anonymous and unauthorized users through category and group endpoints. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-mwp7-572g-6qpx

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-09

Updated: 2026-07-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium