Discourse has inferable private group membership or existenc… (CVE-2026-33425)

Summary

Discourse has inferable private group membership or existence via exclude_groups parameter

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, unauthenticated users can determine whether a specific user is a member of a private group by observing changes in directory results when using the exclude_groups parameter. Versions 2026.3.0, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. As a workaround, disable public access to the user directory via Admin → Settings → hide user profiles from public.

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

advisory github.com
web nvd.nist.gov