Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.7, an authenticated user could submit specially formed URLs that bypassed the Onebox allowlist and embedded malicious content in a site. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.7, 2026.6.2, 2026.7.1, and 2026.8.0-latest.1.
Published: 2026-08-10
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Discourse
Discourse discourse
Vendors & Products Discourse
Discourse discourse

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.7, an authenticated user could submit specially formed URLs that bypassed the Onebox allowlist and embedded malicious content in a site. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.7, 2026.6.2, 2026.7.1, and 2026.8.0-latest.1.
Title Discourse: Onebox iframe origin allowlist enforces URL authority boundary
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


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Discourse Discourse
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T21:10:53.582Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T13:48:09.545Z

Link: CVE-2026-72728

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:01:59.795Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T17:17:37.013

Modified: 2026-08-10T21:17:24.053

Link: CVE-2026-72728

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T03:45:03Z

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