{"id":"CVE-2025-24972","aliases":["BIT-discourse-2025-24972","EUVD-2025-8202","GHSA-4p63-qw6g-4mv2"],"status":"published","title":"Discourse may bypass user preference when adding users to chat groups","description":"Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions `3.3.4` on the `stable` branch and `3.4.0.beta5` on the `beta` branch, in specific circumstances, users could be added to group direct messages despite disabling direct messaging in their preferences. Versions `3.3.4` and `3.4.0.beta5` contain a patch for the issue. A workaround is available. If a user disables chat in their preferences then they cannot be added to new group chats.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.0038,"percentile":0.32225,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"published":"2025-03-26T14:15:13Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:14Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"discourse","fixed_in":["3.4.0"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"discourse","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.4.0"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"discourse","product":"discourse"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-4p63-qw6g-4mv2","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Vendor Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24972","tags":["web","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/24xxx/CVE-2025-24972.json","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2025-24972","title":"Discourse may bypass user preference when adding users to chat groups","description":"Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions `3.3.4` on the `stable` branch and `3.4.0.beta5` on the `beta` branch, in specific circumstances, users could be added to group direct messages despite disabling direct messaging in their preferences. Versions `3.3.4` and `3.4.0.beta5` contain a patch for the issue. A workaround is available. If a user disables chat in their preferences then they cannot be added to new group chats.","status":"published","published":"2025-03-26T14:15:13.164Z","modified":"2025-03-26T18:25:38.709Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:43.770144Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2025-8202","description":"Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. 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Versions `3.3.4` and `3.4.0.beta5` contain a patch for the issue. A workaround is available. If a user disables chat in their preferences then they cannot be added to new group chats.","status":"published","published":"2025-03-26T15:16:07.92Z","modified":"2026-06-17T08:59:54.45Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:10:55.858901Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2025-24972","title":"Discourse may bypass user preference when adding users to chat groups","description":"Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions `3.3.4` on the `stable` branch and `3.4.0.beta5` on the `beta` branch, in specific circumstances, users could be added to group direct messages despite disabling direct messaging in their preferences. Versions `3.3.4` and `3.4.0.beta5` contain a patch for the issue. A workaround is available. 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If a user disables chat in their preferences then they cannot be added to new group chats.","status":"published","published":"2025-03-28T09:46:35.742Z","modified":"2026-09-08T08:46:19.028483079Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:28:28.70813Z"}]}}