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 authorization bypass in the Category Chatables Controller show action allowed moderators to get information on hidden groups names and user count. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.

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Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description 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 authorization bypass in the Category Chatables Controller show action allowed moderators to get information on hidden groups names and user count. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.
Title Discourse: Hidden group names and access metadata are exposed to moderators through the `category-chatables` endpoint
Weaknesses CWE-200
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-31T17:42:00.882Z

Reserved: 2026-03-18T18:55:47.427Z

Link: CVE-2026-33300

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-31T18:16:52.267

Modified: 2026-03-31T18:16:52.267

Link: CVE-2026-33300

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