Discourse prior 3.5.4/2025.11.2/2025.12.1/2026.1.0 Subscription authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Discourse. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Subscription Handler. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-68479. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Discourse. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Subscription Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, some subscription endpoints lack proper checking for ownership before making changes. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. No known workarounds are available.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-68479 since 12/18/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1 or 2026.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
NVD Vector: 🔒

CNA Base Score: 7.1
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Discourse 3.5.4/2025.11.2/2025.12.1/2026.1.0

Timelineinfo

12/18/2025 CVE reserved
01/28/2026 +41 days Advisory disclosed
01/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/31/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-6gjr-5897-m327
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-68479 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-68479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343266

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2026 20:35
Updated: 01/31/2026 07:44
Changes: 01/28/2026 20:35 (63), 01/31/2026 07:44 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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