CVE-2026-31805
MEDIUMDiscourse Poll Plugin post_id - Authorization Bypass
Title source: manualDescription
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, an authorization bypass in the poll plugin allowed authenticated users to vote on, remove votes from, or toggle the open/closed status of polls they did not have access to. By passing post_id as an array (e.g. post_id[]=&post_id[]=), the authorization check resolves to the accessible post while the poll lookup resolves to a different post's poll. This affects the vote, remove_vote, and toggle_status endpoints in DiscoursePoll::PollsController. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-fgxm-prjv-g823
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1a6b3cdd8939053f485a60a6ea004a40878392c4
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
11.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (5)
discourse/discourse
2026.3.0
discourse/discourse
2026.1.0 - 2026.1.2
discourse/discourse
= 2026.3.0-latest.1
discourse/discourse
>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2
discourse/discourse
>= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.1
Published
Mar 20, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 20, 2026