CVE Explorer
CVE-2025-69218
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, moderators can access the `top_uploads` admin report which should be restricted to admins only. This report displays direct URLs to all uploaded files on the site, including sensitive content such as user data exports, admin backups, and other private attachments that moderators should not have access to. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. The
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:v2:7d932aad59321582fc8b9648f2aca6401c518c16bd6e4203820b2458a83a2ad6 · sha256:d64eb9177e8a068a… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":7.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"NONE"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7d932aad59321582fc8b9648f2aca6401c518c16bd6e4203820b2458a83a2ad6 · sha256:d64eb9177e8a068a… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
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:v2:7d932aad59321582fc8b9648f2aca6401c518c16bd6e4203820b2458a83a2ad6 · sha256:d64eb9177e8a068a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-79f9-j8h4-3w6w","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-79f9-j8h4-3w6w"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7d932aad59321582fc8b9648f2aca6401c518c16bd6e4203820b2458a83a2ad6 · sha256:d64eb9177e8a068a… · /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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