Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, the `move_posts` action only checked `can_move_posts?` on the source topic but never validated write permissions on the destination topic. This allowed TL4 users and category group moderators to move posts into topics in categories where they lack posting privileges (e.g., read-only categories or categories with group-restricted write access). Versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available.
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:15:00 +0000
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| Description | Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, the `move_posts` action only checked `can_move_posts?` on the source topic but never validated write permissions on the destination topic. This allowed TL4 users and category group moderators to move posts into topics in categories where they lack posting privileges (e.g., read-only categories or categories with group-restricted write access). Versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available. | |
| Title | Discourse doesn't validate destination topic when moving posts | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-26T19:57:06.920Z
Reserved: 2026-02-18T00:18:53.962Z
Link: CVE-2026-27151
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-02-26T21:28:54.493
Modified: 2026-02-27T14:06:37.987
Link: CVE-2026-27151
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-02-27T09:07:01Z
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