CVE-2025-69289
5.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. A privilege escalation vulnerability in versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0 allows a non-admin moderator to bypass email-change restrictions, allowing a takeover of non-staff accounts. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. As a workaround, ensure moderators are trusted or enable the "require_change_email_confirmation" setting.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| discourse | discourse | < 3.5.4 | affected |
| discourse | discourse | >= 2025.11.0-latest, < 2025.11.2 | affected |
| discourse | discourse | >= 2025.12.0-latest, < 2025.12.1 | affected |
| discourse | discourse | >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863: CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
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