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CVE-2025-68660

MEDIUM
5.3CVSS
Published: 2026-01-28
Updated: 2026-01-30
AI Analysis

Description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, an endpoint lets any authenticated user bypass the ai_discover_persona access controls and gain ongoing DM access to personas that may be wired to staff-only categories, RAG document sets, or automated tooling, enabling unauthorized data disclosure. Because the controller also accepts arbitrary user_id, an attacker can impersonate other accounts to trigger unwanted AI conversations on their behalf, generating confusing or abusive PM traffic. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. No known workarounds are available.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
low
User Action
none
Confidentiality
undefined
Integrity
undefined
Availability
undefined
Weaknesses
CWE-863

Metadata

Primary Vendor
DISCOURSE
Published
1/28/2026
Last Modified
1/30/2026
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

discourse : discoursediscourse : discoursediscourse : discoursediscourse : discourse

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