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Details of issue NIXPKGS-2026-0731

NIXPKGS-2026-0731
published on 23 Mar 2026
Permalink CVE-2026-30888
2.2 LOW
  • CVSS version: 3.1
  • Attack vector (AV): NETWORK
  • Attack complexity (AC): HIGH
  • Privileges required (PR): HIGH
  • User interaction (UI): NONE
  • Scope (S): UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality impact (C): LOW
  • Integrity impact (I): NONE
  • Availability impact (A): NONE
updated 1 week ago by @LeSuisse Activity log
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  • @LeSuisse removed
    5 packages
    • discourse-mail-receiver
    • python312Packages.pydiscourse
    • python313Packages.pydiscourse
    • python314Packages.pydiscourse
    • grafanaPlugins.grafana-discourse-datasource
  • @LeSuisse accepted
  • @LeSuisse published on GitHub
Discourse has moderator privilege escalation via arbitrary post_id in suspend/silence endpoint

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 allow a moderator to edit site policy documents (ToS, guidelines, privacy policy) that they are explicitly prohibited from modifying. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.

Affected products

discourse
  • ==< 2026.3.0-latest.1
  • ==>= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.1
  • ==>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2

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Ignored packages (5)

Package maintainers

Upstream advisory: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jj9p-p7m6-jq96