FKIE_CVE-2025-69289

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-28 20:16 - Updated: 2026-01-30 20:47
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A: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.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-p39j-x54c-rwqqThird Party Advisory, Mitigation
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
discourse discourse *
discourse discourse *
discourse discourse 2025.12.0
discourse discourse 2026.1.0
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