CVE-2025-49845

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. The visibility of posts typed `whisper` is controlled via the `whispers_allowed_groups` site setting. Only users that belong to groups specified in the site setting are allowed to view posts typed `whisper`. However, it has been discovered that users of versions prior to 3.4.6 on the `stable` branch and prior to 3.5.0.beta8-dev on the `tests-passed` branch can continue to see their own whispers even after losing visibility of posts typed `whisper`. This issue is patched in versions 3.4.6 and 3.5.0.beta8-dev. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-79qw-r73r-69gf	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:*

History

25 Aug 2025, 15:13

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.5
References	~~() https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-79qw-r73r-69gf -~~	() https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-79qw-r73r-69gf - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:::::stable:::*
First Time		Discourse Discourse discourse
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo

26 Jun 2025, 18:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-06-25 16:15

Updated : 2025-08-25 15:13

NVD link : CVE-2025-49845

Mitre link : CVE-2025-49845

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-49845

JSON object : View

Products Affected

discourse

discourse

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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