CVE-2025-64528
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.003 · 21 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 3.5.3, 2025.11.1, and 2025.12.0, an attacker who knows part of a username can find the user and their full name via UI or API, even when `enable_names` is disabled. Versions 3.5.3, 2025.11.1, and 2025.12.0 contain a fix.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.7–6.3
ssvc
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affected products (8)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-discourse-2025-64528Users are able to find users by name even when `enable_names` is off2026-01-08vendor · osvUS
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 3.5.3, 2025.11.1, and 2025.12.0, an attacker who knows part of a username can find the user and their full name via UI or API, even when `enable_names` is disabled. Versions 3.5.3, 2025.11.1, and 2025.12.0 contain a fix.
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sources
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references (13)
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- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1cb45b8b287597085e3514596ffb1d9b41938f81cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6192f55629624925595dae14364fd86cac0f09dfcnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/e936a523b5900a9d866d23ea3da904ba12bb0fb2cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-c59w-jwx7-34v4cnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tagsPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1cb45b8b287597085e3514596ffb1d9b41938f81enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6192f55629624925595dae14364fd86cac0f09dfenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/e936a523b5900a9d866d23ea3da904ba12bb0fb2enisa_euvd
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