Categories
CVE-2026-31869

Discourse: Composer mentions endpoint leaks hidden group membership through PM `allowed_names` check

Summary

Discourse: Composer mentions endpoint leaks hidden group membership through PM allowed_names check

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, the ComposerController#mentions endpoint reveals hidden group membership to any authenticated user who can message the group. By supplying allowed_names referencing a hidden-membership group and probing arbitrary usernames, an attacker can infer membership based on whether user_reasons returns "private" for a given user. This bypasses group member-visibility controls. Versions 2026.3.0, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. To work around this issue, restrict the messageable policy of any hidden-membership group to staff or group members only, so untrusted users cannot reach the vulnerable code path.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV

Affected packages

Bitnami discourse
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2026.1.0"},{"fixed":"2026.1.2"},{"introduced":"2026.2.0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.1"},{"introduced":"2026.3.0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.0"}]}]

References

We use cookies for analytics and ad measurement. This setting applies to all Game co., Ltd. sites. Details