Discourse AI Discover's continue conversation allows threat actor to impersonate user
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| discourse | discourse | affected |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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No data.
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| Discourse | Discourse | — |
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.240% probability within 30 days)
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2025.12.0:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2026.1.0:*:*:*:stable:*:*:* |
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cvssV3_1
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| First Time appeared |
Discourse
Discourse discourse |
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| Vendors & Products |
Discourse
Discourse discourse |
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ssvc
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| 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. | |
| Title | Discourse AI Discover's continue conversation allows threat actor to impersonate user | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV4_0
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