From 973f39601c32663fc54c5f672de0dd47642c6493 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nutomic <me@nutomic.com>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 14:29:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Dont allow removing comment which was deleted (fixes #4731)
 (#4732)

---
 crates/api_crud/src/comment/remove.rs | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/comment/remove.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/comment/remove.rs
index 02ae7b9fd..926472b94 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/comment/remove.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/comment/remove.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ pub async fn remove_comment(
   )
   .await?;
 
+  // Don't allow removing or restoring comment which was deleted by user, as it would reveal
+  // the comment text in mod log.
+  if orig_comment.comment.deleted {
+    return Err(LemmyErrorType::CouldntUpdateComment.into());
+  }
+
   // Do the remove
   let removed = data.removed;
   let updated_comment = Comment::update(