FKIE_CVE-2026-30888

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-20 03:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:33
Severity
2.2 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
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.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jj9p-p7m6-jq96Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
discourse discourse *
discourse discourse *
discourse discourse 2026.3.0
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