Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, the `allowed_spam_host_domains` check used `String#end_with?` without domain boundary validation, allowing domains like `attacker-example.com` to bypass spam protection when `example.com` was allowlisted. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 require exact match or proper subdomain match (preceded by `.`) to prevent suffix-based bypass of `newuser_spam_host_threshold`. No known workarounds are available.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
discourse discourse
>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2affected>= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.1affected= 2026.3.0-latestaffected
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-95r5-p6qr-hgw6 ↗
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/80b19c15fe9c7bc890d1a54f454c8446312ac6d2 ↗
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/d8467b9fbb3d9ed6047b4e508d3fef88a37b8a02 ↗
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/f99099cfbc6b76fe39d6fa2daa48efd69497fb8e ↗