CVE-2026-45788
MEDIUMDiscourse: Secure uploads exposed by hotlinked image copying
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-3876-w96v-8v38
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5807c426880eadf248006e851604fc9284327ce5
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8b4a959b251a856a9c911fb9f2ac34fbc31a7471
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/eff53af26367ae0dcb3a426954d233e8c7449f95
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/fa74e0dec7341a858ab83a1977fa52629bced1aa
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0
Scores
CVSS v4
6.3
EPSS
0.0047
EPSS Percentile
37.2%
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/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
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (3)
discourse/discourse
>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.5
discourse/discourse
>= 2026.4.0-latest, < 2026.4.2
discourse/discourse
>= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.1
Published
Jul 09, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 10, 2026