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Discourse subscriptions are susceptible to takeover

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-68479
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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2 Nov 2026, 20:03 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Discourse subscriptions are susceptible to takeover

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Jan 2026, 18:34 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2025-68479
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-68479",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Discourse subscriptions are susceptible to takeover",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2025-68479",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2025-68479",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-discourse-2025-68479",
        "CVE-2025-68479",
        "GHSA-6gjr-5897-m327"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N"
        }
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              "type": "GIT",
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                      {
                        "fixed": "2025.11.2"
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                  },
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          ],
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:23.079348149Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-6gjr-5897-m327",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68479"
      ],
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        "cwe_ids": [
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                  }
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              }
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      }
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 489563,
  "published_at": "2026-01-28T18:34:00.486+00:00"
}