CVE-2026-28218 json
Discourse's Fail-Open Access Control in Data Explorer Plugin Allows Unauthorized SQL Query Execution
published 8mo ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-discourse-2026-28218 , EUVD-2026-8899 , GHSA-jxrc-72mr-mfh5
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, fail-open access control in Data Explorer plugin allows any authenticated user to execute SQL queries that have no explicit group assignments, including built-in system queries. Versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0 patch the issue. As a workaround, either explicitly set group permissions on each Data Explorer query that doesn't have permissions, or disable discourse-data-explorer plugin.
Patch / fix
- bitnami discourse 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1
- discourse discourse 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, 2026.2.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 8mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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 |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | discourse | <2025.12.2 >=2026.1.0, <2026.1.1 |
2025.12.2 2026.1.1 |
Affected products
- discourse discourse
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jxrc-72mr-mfh5
vendor-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28218
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-28218
- NVD CVE-2026-28218
- OSV BIT-discourse-2026-28218
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.