CVE-2026-72721

medium

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.

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-3x7x-24rq-h5j6

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42094

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42093

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42092

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42091

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/f503971d311b7b0dfdb751ee8cfd67e8cb99f5c5

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/caa615c371b1696982ee11ac8f3558f0f8ced584

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c2eb6b0e5597d6f28f4be739b83300bc9c69e3cd

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a3e10759fef47f03d450649bb51d9e84f4c68b8f

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-10

Updated: 2026-08-10

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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00429