CVE-2026-33415 (GCVE-0-2026-33415)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-31 17:42 – Updated: 2026-04-03 16:21
VLAI
Title
Discourse: Improper Access Control in discourse-ai Allows Unauthorized Category Content Exposure
Summary
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
5.1 (Medium)
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
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 (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
discourse discourse Affected: >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.3
Affected: >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.2
Affected: >= 2026.3.0-latest, < 2026.3.0
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