Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, the ComposerController#mentions endpoint reveals hidden group membership to any authenticated user who can message the group. By supplying allowed_names referencing a hidden-membership group and probing arbitrary usernames, an attacker can infer membership based on whether user_reasons returns "private" for a given user. This bypasses group member-visibility controls. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. To work around this issue, restrict the messageable policy of any hidden-membership group to staff or group members only, so untrusted users cannot reach the vulnerable code path.
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| Description | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, the ComposerController#mentions endpoint reveals hidden group membership to any authenticated user who can message the group. By supplying allowed_names referencing a hidden-membership group and probing arbitrary usernames, an attacker can infer membership based on whether user_reasons returns "private" for a given user. This bypasses group member-visibility controls. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. To work around this issue, restrict the messageable policy of any hidden-membership group to staff or group members only, so untrusted users cannot reach the vulnerable code path. | |
| Title | Discourse: Composer mentions endpoint leaks hidden group membership through PM `allowed_names` check | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-200 CWE-285 CWE-639 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-03-20T03:10:43.213Z
Reserved: 2026-03-09T19:02:25.014Z
Link: CVE-2026-31869
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-20T03:15:59.533
Modified: 2026-03-20T03:15:59.533
Link: CVE-2026-31869
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