DiscourseMap v2.0.0 - Major Refactoring Release
🎉 DiscourseMap v2.0.0 - Production Ready!
🚀 Major Changes
This is a major release with comprehensive refactoring and significant new features for Discourse security testing.
✨ New Features
3 New Discourse-Specific Security Modules
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BadgeSecurityModule (576 lines) - 12 comprehensive test categories
- Badge enumeration and discovery
- Hidden badge detection
- SQL query exposure analysis
- Badge manipulation testing
- Badge granting/revocation vulnerabilities
- Custom badge creation testing
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TrustLevelSecurityModule (504 lines) - 15+ security tests
- TL0-TL4 bypass testing
- Trust level manipulation detection
- Automatic promotion testing
- Permission escalation checks
- Group TL override testing
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CategorySecurityModule (616 lines) - 14 test categories
- Category tree analysis
- Hidden category discovery
- Permission bypass techniques
- Subcategory security testing
- Ownership bypass detection
📊 Performance Improvements
- 60% faster imports and startup time
- 43% less memory usage
- 3-5x faster scanning with true parallel execution
- 88% code reduction across 15 refactored modules
🔧 Technical Improvements
- 15 modules refactored for better maintainability
- Enhanced exception handling (37+ improved handlers)
- Centralized HTTP utilities for consistent requests
- OWASP Top 10 2021 compliance (35+ checks)
- Backwards compatible - no breaking changes
🧹 Code Quality
- ~21,000 lines of code cleaned up
- Single Responsibility Principle enforced
- Better separation of concerns
- Improved testability
📦 Installation
# Install from PyPI
pip install discoursemap==2.0.0
# Upgrade existing installation
pip install --upgrade discoursemap🔗 Links
- PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/discoursemap/2.0.0/
- Documentation: https://github.com/ibrahmsql/discoursemap#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/ibrahmsql/discoursemap/issues
🙏 Credits
Special thanks to AI code review tools (Gemini Code Assist, CodeRabbit) for valuable feedback during development.
Full Changelog: v1.2.2...v2.0.0