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CVE-2025-68933
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, non-admin moderators with the `moderators_change_post_ownership` setting enabled can change ownership of posts in private messages and restricted categories they cannot access, then export their data to view the content. This is a broken access control vulnerability affecting sites that grant moderators post ownership transfer permissions. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"discourse","vendor":"discourse","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 3.5.4"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 2025.11.0-latest, < 2025.11.2"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 2025.12.0-latest, < 2025.12.1"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.0"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0b34722109d1521e3f03ef276ea895bb88d787fb2cb4a61846f1c589cafb15cc · sha256:9fa8d21d8926f335… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0b34722109d1521e3f03ef276ea895bb88d787fb2cb4a61846f1c589cafb15cc · sha256:9fa8d21d8926f335… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-863","description":"CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0b34722109d1521e3f03ef276ea895bb88d787fb2cb4a61846f1c589cafb15cc · sha256:9fa8d21d8926f335… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-hpxv-mw7v-fqg2","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-hpxv-mw7v-fqg2"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0b34722109d1521e3f03ef276ea895bb88d787fb2cb4a61846f1c589cafb15cc · sha256:9fa8d21d8926f335… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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