Discourse non-admin moderators can exfiltrate private content via post ownership transfer
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| discourse | discourse | affected |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.164% probability within 30 days)
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2025.12.0:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2026.1.0:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* |
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Discourse
Discourse discourse |
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| Vendors & Products |
Discourse
Discourse discourse |
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ssvc
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| Description | Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, non-admin moderators with the `moderators_change_post_ownership` setting enabled can change ownership of posts in private messages and restricted categories they cannot access, then export their data to view the content. This is a broken access control vulnerability affecting sites that grant moderators post ownership transfer permissions. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. The patch adds visibility checks for both the topic and posts before allowing ownership transfer. As a workaround, disable the `moderators_change_post_ownership` site setting to prevent non-admin moderators from using the post ownership transfer feature. | |
| Title | Discourse non-admin moderators can exfiltrate private content via post ownership transfer | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
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cvssV3_1
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