{"id":"BIT-discourse-2026-33425","summary":"Discourse has inferable private group membership or existence via exclude_groups parameter","details":"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.","aliases":["CVE-2026-33425","GHSA-r6rh-xvf5-r5f2"],"modified":"2026-09-08T08:46:32.262017458Z","published":"2026-03-27T07:11:15.979Z","database_specific":{"severity":"Medium","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-r6rh-xvf5-r5f2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33425"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"discourse","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/discourse"},"ranges":[{"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"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/discourse/BIT-discourse-2026-33425.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X"}]}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}