Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, SiteSerializer.anonymous_default_navigation_menu_tags serializes tags from SiteSetting.default_navigation_menu_tags without applying DiscourseTagging.filter_visible for the anonymous viewer. An unauthenticated user can retrieve restricted tag names and descriptions through /site.json when those tags are limited by inaccessible categories, category tag groups, or tag-group permissions. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.

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Attack Complexity Low

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Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

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discourse discourse affected
Version Status Constraints
< 2026.1.6 affected —
>= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.2 affected —
>= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.1 affected —
>= 2026.7.0-latest, < 2026.7.0 affected —

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https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0248e9ca82d0493037a9ca04d73904ccfad795f9 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/03444ddb74d535dda557350f4c5800a6ec2669d7 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/900f51c147913f667e64484c2f2dd48c723314ac cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/da84c677213cac3b024e753f180f45472b89efde cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42091 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42092 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42093 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42094 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-4p6q-h74v-5j7p cve-icon
History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, SiteSerializer.anonymous_default_navigation_menu_tags serializes tags from SiteSetting.default_navigation_menu_tags without applying DiscourseTagging.filter_visible for the anonymous viewer. An unauthenticated user can retrieve restricted tag names and descriptions through /site.json when those tags are limited by inaccessible categories, category tag groups, or tag-group permissions. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.
Title Discourse: Anonymous sidebar serialization exposes descriptions of category-restricted tags
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T15:56:53.723Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T13:48:09.545Z

Link: CVE-2026-72723

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