Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.7, an authenticated user could submit specially formed URLs that bypassed the Onebox allowlist and embedded malicious content in a site. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.7, 2026.6.2, 2026.7.1, and 2026.8.0-latest.1.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
discourse discourse affected
Version Status Constraints
< 2026.1.7 affected —
>= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.2 affected —
>= 2026.7.0-latest, < 2026.7.1 affected —
>= 2026.8.0-latest, < 2026.8.0-latest.1 affected —

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/92eec47e8b477cb8b4ccdb237e26dc1ba8f8b76b cve-icon
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-qp9j-3v7r-wrvr cve-icon
History

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Discourse
Discourse discourse
Vendors & Products Discourse
Discourse discourse

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.7, an authenticated user could submit specially formed URLs that bypassed the Onebox allowlist and embedded malicious content in a site. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.7, 2026.6.2, 2026.7.1, and 2026.8.0-latest.1.
Title Discourse: Onebox iframe origin allowlist enforces URL authority boundary
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T21:10:53.582Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T13:48:09.545Z

Link: CVE-2026-72728

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:01:59.795Z

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T03:45:03Z

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