CVE-2025-64528
Users are able to find users by name even when `enable_names` is off
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Users are able to find users by name even when `enable_names` is off
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-64528- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-202
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-205817
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-205817- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-64528- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
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/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-202
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Users are able to find users by name even when `enable_names` is off
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-64528- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-202
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-discourse-2025-64528 No score
Users are able to find users by name even when `enable_names` is off
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.
- Record
BIT-discourse-2025-64528- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
discourseBitnami |
before 3.5.3, 2025.11.0 up to 2025.11.1 | 3.5.32025.11.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-64528 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Discourse, published December 30, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. Fixed in discourse 3.5.3.
References
github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-c59w-jwx7-34v4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64528