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As a workaround, ensure moderators are trusted or enable the \"require_change_email_confirmation\" setting.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":5.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00193,"percentile":0.09038,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"published":"2026-01-28T19:33:58Z","modified":"2026-11-05T21:31:24Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"discourse","fixed_in":["3.5.4","2025.11.2","2025.12.1","2026.1.0"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"discourse","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.5.4"},{"introduced":"2025.11.0"},{"fixed":"2025.11.2"},{"introduced":"2025.12.0"},{"fixed":"2025.12.1"},{"introduced":"2026.1.0"},{"fixed":"2026.1.0"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"discourse","product":"discourse"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-p39j-x54c-rwqq","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Mitigation","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69289","tags":["web","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/69xxx/CVE-2025-69289.json","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2025-69289","title":"Discourse has insecure default configuration that allows non-admin moderators to takeover any non-staff account via email change","description":"Discourse is an open source discussion platform. 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This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. As a workaround, ensure moderators are trusted or enable the \"require_change_email_confirmation\" setting.","status":"published","published":"2026-01-28T20:16:13.713Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:00:26.193Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/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","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:11:59.073638Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2025-69289","title":"Discourse has insecure default configuration that allows non-admin moderators to takeover any non-staff account via email change","description":"Discourse is an open source discussion platform. 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