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Medium · 4.3 CVE-2026-33393 EUVD-2026-13338

Discourse fixes loose hostname matching in spam host allowlist

Published Mar 19, 2026 · Updated Mar 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

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

VendorProductAffectedFixed
discourse discourse >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2, >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.1, = 2026.3.0-latest —

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