Vulnerability in discourse

[ Description ]Official description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0, authenticated users could supply unescaped SQL LIKE metacharacters to upload-resolution patterns, causing wildcard input to select unrelated upload records instead of matching a literal identifier. The affected upload metadata, URL-lookup, and cooked-video-placeholder paths could resolve uploads the user was not authorized to access. This allowed disclosure of restricted metadata, including original filenames and secure-upload paths, without modifying the upload records. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/113c34d433d564bc69642649d501251a7e820b52
• github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/20c48bef712ee3edd4f7af58ca1123cb0c16ef6f
• github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a04cab107a9f57939456181c4b082d0a34ec39bd
• github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/cb3ca8420fcc7aba334effd011cf41943a336fa6
• github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42882
• github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-8hxh-573g-52gx