4.3 MEDIUM
- CVSS version (CVSS): 3.1
- Attack Vector (AV): Network (N)
- Attack Complexity (AC): Low (L)
- Privileges Required (PR): Low (L)
- User Interaction (UI): None (N)
- Scope (S): Unchanged (U)
- Confidentiality (C): None (N)
- Integrity (I): Low (L)
- Availability (A): None (N)
- Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Network (N)
- Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): Low (L)
- Modified Privileges Required (MPR): Low (L)
- Modified User Interaction (MUI): None (N)
- Modified Confidentiality (MC): None (N)
- Modified Scope (MS): Unchanged (U)
- Modified Integrity (MI): Low (L)
- Modified Availability (MA): None (N)
Activity log
- Created suggestion
Discourse fixes loose hostname matching in spam host allowlist
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, the `allowed_spam_host_domains` check used `String#end_with?` without domain boundary validation, allowing domains like `attacker-example.com` to bypass spam protection when `example.com` was allowlisted. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 require exact match or proper subdomain match (preceded by `.`) to prevent suffix-based bypass of `newuser_spam_host_threshold`. No known workarounds are available.
References
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https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-95r5-p6qr-hgw6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Affected products
- ==>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2
- === 2026.3.0-latest
- ==>= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.1
Matching in nixpkgs
pkgs.discourse
Open source discussion platform
pkgs.discourseAllPlugins
Open source discussion platform
pkgs.discourse-mail-receiver
Helper program which receives incoming mail for Discourse
pkgs.python312Packages.pydiscourse
None
pkgs.python313Packages.pydiscourse
Python library for working with Discourse
pkgs.python314Packages.pydiscourse
Python library for working with Discourse
pkgs.grafanaPlugins.grafana-discourse-datasource
Allows users to search and view topics, posts, users, tags, categories, and reports on a given Discourse forum through Grafana
Package maintainers
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@talyz Kim Lindberger <kim.lindberger@gmail.com>
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@Dettorer Paul Hervot <paul.hervot@dettorer.net>
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@nagisa Simonas Kazlauskas <nixpkgs@kazlauskas.me>