CVE-2026-27454CWE-862

Discourse has check revision visibility on posts endpoint

Medium · published March 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
62.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, requesting /posts/:id.json?version=X bypassed authorization checks on post revisions. The display_post method called post.revert_to directly without verifying whether the revision was hidden or if the user had permission to view edit history. This meant hidden revisions (intentionally concealed by staff) could be read by any user by simply enumerating version numbers. Starting in versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, Discourse looks up the PostRevision and call guardian.ensure_can_see! before reverting, consistent with how the /posts/:id/revisions/:revision endpoint already authorizes access. No known workarounds are available.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00993 · 62.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-03-19T20:39Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 MAR 20:39Z
    Discourse has check revision visibility on posts endpoint
    cvelistv5