CVE-2026-29072 json
Discourse missing permission check for policy creation in discourse-policy
published 2026-03-19 7 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-discourse-2026-29072 , EUVD-2026-13245 , GHSA-7ph8-vprq-4jrp
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, users who do not belong to the allowed policy creation groups can create functional policy acceptance widgets in posts under the right conditions. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. As a workaround, disable the discourse-policy plugin by disabling the `policy_enabled` site setting.
Patch / fix
- bitnami discourse 2026.1.2, 2026.2.1, 2026.4.0
- discourse discourse 2026.1.2, 2026.2.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 7 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | discourse | >=2026.1.0, <2026.1.2 >=2026.2.0, <2026.2.1 >=2026.3.0, <2026.4.0 |
2026.1.2 2026.2.1 2026.4.0 |
Affected products
- discourse discourse
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-7ph8-vprq-4jrp
vendor-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29072
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-29072
- NVD CVE-2026-29072
- OSV BIT-discourse-2026-29072
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