Discourse: Information Disclosure in Form Template API Due to Missing Authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. In versions prior to 2026.1.4, 2026.3.1, 2026.4.1 and 2026.5.0-latest.1, an authenticated user on a Discourse instance with the form templates feature enabled can read the name and structured content of form templates that are intended exclusively for categories they are not authorized to access. Impact is limited to disclosure of site configuration metadata. This issue has been fixed in versions 2026.1.4, 2026.3.1, 2026.4.1 and 2026.5.0-latest.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| discourse | discourse | before 2026.1.4; 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.1; 2026.4.0-latest to before 2026.4.1; 2026.5.0-latest to before 2026.5.0-latest.1 | 2026.1.4, 2026.3.1, 2026.4.1, 2026.5.0-latest.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- discourse Vendordiscourse Affected before 2026.1.4; 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.1; 2026.4.0-latest to before 2026.4.1; 2026.5.0-latest to before 2026.5.0-latest.1 Fixed in 2026.1.4, 2026.3.1, 2026.4.1, 2026.5.0-latest.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA discourse (discourse) Fixed in 2026.1.4, 2026.3.1, 2026.4.1, 2026.5.0-latest.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33514
References
More Discourse vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-19656 Denial of Service in discourse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-36150 Potential Backup file leaked via Nginx in Discourse CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-18002 RCE via malicious SNS subscription payload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-24651 Discourse: Open redirect via `sso_destination_url` cookie in `enter` CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-22278 Discourse leaks private topic title and post excerpt via user action API endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-24152 Unauthenticated access to new private chat messages in Discourse CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
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