CVE-2026-33393 PUBLISHED

Discourse fixes loose hostname matching in spam host allowlist

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 19.03.2026 Published: 19.03.2026 Updated: 19.03.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.3

Product Status

Vendor discourse
Product discourse
Versions
  • Version >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2 is affected
  • Version >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.1 is affected
  • Version = 2026.3.0-latest is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control CWE