User Visibility Flaw in Discourse Policy Plugin by Discourse
CVE-2025-47288

3.5LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Discourse
Status
Discourse-policy
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 May 2025

What is CVE-2025-47288?

An issue in the Discourse Policy plugin allows exposure of group member identities to unauthorized users when policies related to private groups are posted in public topics. This flaw occurs in versions prior to 0.1.1. Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to the latest version for enhanced security. As a temporary measure, affected users can move relevant policy discussions to restricted categories to mitigate this exposure.

Affected Version(s)

discourse-policy < 0.1.1

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse-policy/security/ad...
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https://github.com/discourse/discourse-policy/commit/6b43...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.5
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-47288 : User Visibility Flaw in Discourse Policy Plugin by Discourse