CVE-2021-41082
mediumpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Discourse is a platform for community discussion. In affected versions any private message that includes a group had its title and participating user exposed to users that do not have access to the private messages. However, access control for the private messages was not compromised as users were not able to view the posts in the leaked private message despite seeing it in their inbox. The problematic commit was reverted around 32 minutes after it was made. Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest commit if they are running Discourse against the `tests-passed` branch.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/27bad28c530c89acab35a56b945b6a3924280f4bcnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ddb458343dc39a7a8c99467dcd809b444514fe2ccnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vm3x-w6jm-j9vvcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41082cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/27bad28c530c89acab35a56b945b6a3924280f4benisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ddb458343dc39a7a8c99467dcd809b444514fe2cenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vm3x-w6jm-j9vvenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/27bad28c530c89acab35a56b945b6a3924280f4bPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan