CVE-2025-64528CWE-202
Users are able to find users by name even when `enable_names` is off
Medium · published December 30, 2025
What it is
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 3.5.3, 2025.11.1, and 2025.12.0, an attacker who knows part of a username can find the user and their full name via UI or API, even when `enable_names` is disabled. Versions 3.5.3, 2025.11.1, and 2025.12.0 contain a fix.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v4.0
- 6.3 · MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
- EPSS
- 0.00287 · 20.2th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-202 · Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries
- Published
- 2025-12-30T16:04Z
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