CVE-2025-53532
5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Summary
giscus is a commenting system powered by GitHub Discussions. A bug in giscus' discussions creation API allowed an unauthorized user to create discussions on any repository where giscus is installed. This affects the server-side part of giscus, which is provided via http://giscus.app or your own self-hosted service. This vulnerability is fixed by the c43af7806e65adfcf4d0feeebef76dc36c95cb9a and 4b9745fe1a326ce08d69f8a388331bc993d19389 commits.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| giscus | giscus | < c43af7806e65adfcf4d0feeebef76dc36c95cb9a | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-285: CWE-285: Improper Authorization
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://github.com/giscus/giscus/security/advisories/GHSA-w6vg-v24f-4vm3
- https://github.com/giscus/giscus/commit/4b9745fe1a326ce08d69f8a388331bc993d19389
- https://github.com/giscus/giscus/commit/c43af7806e65adfcf4d0feeebef76dc36c95cb9a
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