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CVE-2025-32376: Discourse DM limits aren’t always properly enforced

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 19/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.25% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • No fixed version is recorded, but the references include a patch (commit or PR) link.

Low priority for now. See the fix and affected versions sections below.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 3.4.3 on the stable branch and 3.5.0.beta3 on the beta branch, the users limit for a DM can be bypassed, thus giving the ability to potentially create a DM with every user from a site in it. This issue has been patched in stable version 3.4.3 and beta version 3.5.0.beta3.

MediumCVSS 4.8 · v4.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Apr 30, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 17th percentile

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Action score

19

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
19 / 40 · 4.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · GitHub_M
4.8
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
discoursediscourse

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • discourse discoursebefore 3.4.3
  • discourse discourse1.1.0
  • discourse discourse1.2.0
  • discourse discourse1.3.0
  • discourse discourse1.4.0
  • discourse discourse1.5.0
  • discourse discourse1.6.0
  • discourse discourse1.7.0
  • discourse discourse1.8.0
  • discourse discourse1.9.0
  • discourse discourse2.0.0
  • discourse discourse2.1.0
  • discourse discourse2.2.0
  • discourse discourse2.3.0
  • discourse discourse2.4.0
  • discourse discourse2.5.0
  • discourse discourse2.6.0
  • discourse discourse2.7.0
  • discourse discourse2.8.0
  • discourse discourse2.9.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • discourse discourse

    • < 3.4.3, >= 3.5.0.beta1, < 3.5.0.beta3affected

Same product

discourse: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-41163RCE via malicious SNS subscription payload
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  • CVE-2025-68662FinalDestination hostname matching allows SSRF protection bypass
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-47121Discourse SSRF vulnerability in Embedding
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-24808Mar 26, 2025 · Discourse has race condition when adding users to a group DM
    12Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-24972Mar 26, 2025 · Discourse may bypass user preference when adding users to chat groups
    17Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-46813May 5, 2025 · Private data leak on login-required Discourse sites
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-28218302 days apartDiscourse's Fail-Open Access Control in Data Explorer Plugin Allows Unauthorized SQL Query Execution
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2026-44783408 days apartDiscourse: Replying to a whisper lets non-whisperers create staff-only whisper posts
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2026-33415335 days apartDiscourse: Improper Access Control in discourse-ai Allows Unauthorized Category Content Exposure
    20Monitor
  • CVE-2025-58055154 days apartDiscourse AI Suggestions Contain Insecure Direct Object Reference
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2026-33393323 days apartDiscourse fixes loose hostname matching in spam host allowlist
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2023-49099474 days apartDiscourse secure uploads accessible to guests even when login is required
    17Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
A
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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