Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 have a security flaw in the discourse-policy plugin which allowed a user with policy creation permission to gain membership access to any private/restricted groups. Once membership to a private/restricted group has been obtained, the user will be able to read private topics that only the group has access to. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. As a workaround, review all policies for the use of `add-users-to-group` and temporarily remove the attribute from the policy. Alternatively, disable the discourse-policy plugin by disabling the `policy_enabled` site setting.
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Configurations
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History
23 Mar 2026, 20:16
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2026.3.0:*:*:*:latest:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Discourse
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| References | () https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/64e2514ac17046cfaa8bc68a3c5140bc40736add - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c14b8a4cc5fc94e4839a83c5d55765897589f45b - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/dcde9de530f515e88f99957056ffbcc2e1e03951 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-6cc8-x3rm-j5pf - Vendor Advisory | |
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v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5 |
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Information
Published : 2026-03-19 22:16
Updated : 2026-03-23 20:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-28282
Mitre link : CVE-2026-28282
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-28282
JSON object : View
Products Affected
discourse
- discourse
CWE
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization
