Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, secure uploads could be exposed by pull_hotlinked_images when an attacker knew the secured upload URL and the secure_uploads site setting was enabled. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00465.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
discourse discourse affected
Version Status Constraints
>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.5 affected —
>= 2026.4.0-latest, < 2026.4.2 affected —
>= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.1 affected —

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5807c426880eadf248006e851604fc9284327ce5 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8b4a959b251a856a9c911fb9f2ac34fbc31a7471 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/eff53af26367ae0dcb3a426954d233e8c7449f95 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/fa74e0dec7341a858ab83a1977fa52629bced1aa cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0 cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-3876-w96v-8v38 cve-icon
History

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Discourse
Discourse discourse
Vendors & Products Discourse
Discourse discourse

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, secure uploads could be exposed by pull_hotlinked_images when an attacker knew the secured upload URL and the secure_uploads site setting was enabled. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.
Title Discourse: Secure uploads exposed by hotlinked image copying
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-10T14:39:14.267Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T08:19:32.602Z

Link: CVE-2026-45788

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-10T14:39:09.610Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-26T14:45:06Z

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