7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-45788
Discourse: Secure uploads exposed by hotlinked image copying
Overview
Description
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.
Details
INFO
Published Date :
July 9, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 14, 2026, 8:41 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Scoring
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| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
Update Discourse to a fixed version to prevent exposure of secure uploads via pull_hotlinked_images.
- Update Discourse to version 2026.6.0 or later.
- Ensure secure_uploads site setting is configured properly.
References
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CVE-2026-45788.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-45788 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-45788
weaknesses.
CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values
CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client
CAPEC-59: Session Credential Falsification through Prediction Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)
CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding
CAPEC-116: Excavation Excavation
CAPEC-169: Footprinting Footprinting
CAPEC-224: Fingerprinting Fingerprinting
CAPEC-285: ICMP Echo Request Ping ICMP Echo Request Ping
CAPEC-287: TCP SYN Scan TCP SYN Scan
CAPEC-290: Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records
CAPEC-291: DNS Zone Transfers DNS Zone Transfers
CAPEC-292: Host Discovery Host Discovery
CAPEC-293: Traceroute Route Enumeration Traceroute Route Enumeration
CAPEC-294: ICMP Address Mask Request ICMP Address Mask Request
CAPEC-295: Timestamp Request Timestamp Request
CAPEC-296: ICMP Information Request ICMP Information Request
CAPEC-297: TCP ACK Ping TCP ACK Ping
CAPEC-298: UDP Ping UDP Ping
CAPEC-299: TCP SYN Ping TCP SYN Ping
CAPEC-300: Port Scanning Port Scanning
CAPEC-301: TCP Connect Scan TCP Connect Scan
CAPEC-302: TCP FIN Scan TCP FIN Scan
CAPEC-303: TCP Xmas Scan TCP Xmas Scan
CAPEC-304: TCP Null Scan TCP Null Scan
CAPEC-305: TCP ACK Scan TCP ACK Scan
CAPEC-306: TCP Window Scan TCP Window Scan
CAPEC-307: TCP RPC Scan TCP RPC Scan
CAPEC-308: UDP Scan UDP Scan
CAPEC-309: Network Topology Mapping Network Topology Mapping
CAPEC-310: Scanning for Vulnerable Software Scanning for Vulnerable Software
CAPEC-312: Active OS Fingerprinting Active OS Fingerprinting
CAPEC-313: Passive OS Fingerprinting Passive OS Fingerprinting
CAPEC-317: IP ID Sequencing Probe IP ID Sequencing Probe
CAPEC-318: IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe
CAPEC-319: IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe
CAPEC-320: TCP Timestamp Probe TCP Timestamp Probe
CAPEC-321: TCP Sequence Number Probe TCP Sequence Number Probe
CAPEC-322: TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe
CAPEC-323: TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe
CAPEC-324: TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe
CAPEC-325: TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe
CAPEC-326: TCP Initial Window Size Probe TCP Initial Window Size Probe
CAPEC-327: TCP Options Probe TCP Options Probe
CAPEC-328: TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe
CAPEC-329: ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe
CAPEC-330: ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe
CAPEC-472: Browser Fingerprinting Browser Fingerprinting
CAPEC-497: File Discovery File Discovery
CAPEC-508: Shoulder Surfing Shoulder Surfing
CAPEC-573: Process Footprinting Process Footprinting
CAPEC-574: Services Footprinting Services Footprinting
CAPEC-575: Account Footprinting Account Footprinting
CAPEC-576: Group Permission Footprinting Group Permission Footprinting
CAPEC-577: Owner Footprinting Owner Footprinting
CAPEC-616: Establish Rogue Location Establish Rogue Location
CAPEC-643: Identify Shared Files/Directories on System Identify Shared Files/Directories on System
CAPEC-646: Peripheral Footprinting Peripheral Footprinting
CAPEC-651: Eavesdropping Eavesdropping
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 14, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2026.1.0 up to (excluding) 2026.1.5 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2026.4.0 up to (excluding) 2026.4.2 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2026.5.0 up to (excluding) 2026.5.1 *cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2026.6.0:*:*:*:latest:*:*:* Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5807c426880eadf248006e851604fc9284327ce5 Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8b4a959b251a856a9c911fb9f2ac34fbc31a7471 Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/eff53af26367ae0dcb3a426954d233e8c7449f95 Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/fa74e0dec7341a858ab83a1977fa52629bced1aa Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5 Types: Release Notes Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2 Types: Release Notes Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1 Types: Release Notes Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0 Types: Release Notes Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-3876-w96v-8v38 Types: Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-45788', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-10T14:39:07.478798Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 09, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'discourse', 'product': 'discourse', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.5'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 2026.4.0-latest, < 2026.4.2'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.1'}]}] Added Description 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. Added CVSS V4.0 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 Added CWE CWE-200 Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5807c426880eadf248006e851604fc9284327ce5 Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8b4a959b251a856a9c911fb9f2ac34fbc31a7471 Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/eff53af26367ae0dcb3a426954d233e8c7449f95 Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/fa74e0dec7341a858ab83a1977fa52629bced1aa Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5 Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2 Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1 Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0 Added Reference https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-3876-w96v-8v38
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.