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.
History

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:15:00 +0000

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

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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

Updated: 2026-08-10T21:11:02.865Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-72723

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:02:48.876Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T16:19:49.667

Modified: 2026-08-10T21:17:23.923

Link: CVE-2026-72723

cve-icon Redhat

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