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CVE-2026-72731

Discourse: Strip SQL comments and use non-recursive parameter interpolation in Data Explorer

Published: Aug 10, 2026Updated: Aug 10, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-89
7.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From 2026.1.0-latest until 2026.1.7, 2026.6.2, 2026.7.1, and 2026.8.0-latest.1, anyone able to run a parameterized Data Explorer query, including non-staff members of a group a query is shared with, could craft parameter values that escaped the intended query and executed arbitrary SQL through plugins/discourse-data-explorer/lib/discourse_data_explorer/data_explorer.rb and plugins/discourse-data-explorer/lib/discourse_data_explorer/workflows/sql_action/v1.rb. Recursive parameter interpolation allowed one parameter value to introduce another parameter, and parameter declarations in SQL comments could be used to inject a statement. Queries run in a read-only transaction, so data could not be modified, but any table could be read. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.7, 2026.6.2, 2026.7.1, and 2026.8.0-latest.1.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-89

Affected Products

discourse
commercial·USaka discourse.org
discourse
Web & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

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References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-wm63-83xp-59r5
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/2bdab888cef561348470dee204a4879d83fbb5c3
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3dc7f0da7aa18548281152e285244efb1cc8ad0d
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