Discourse hosted subdomain takeover possible?

Description

Contributor guide

Tech stack

None

Domain

security

Issue type

research

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

2

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

clear

Prerequisites

None

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

60

Research direction

Check if Discourse subdomain takeover is possible by reviewing known vulnerabilities and DNS configuration. Look at existing entries in the repository for similar services to understand the format. Research Discourse's documentation and community reports to confirm if dangling DNS records can be claimed.