CVE-2026-30888 (GCVE-0-2026-30888)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-20 02:55 – Updated: 2026-03-21 02:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Discourse has moderator privilege escalation via arbitrary post_id in suspend/silence endpoint
Summary
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 allow a moderator to edit site policy documents (ToS, guidelines, privacy policy) that they are explicitly prohibited from modifying. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-21 02:54 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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