Information disclosure in Discourse Discourse-Policy
CVE-2025-47288
Discourse Policy plugin gives the ability to confirm users have seen or done something. Prior to version 0.1.1, if there was a policy posted to a public topic that was tied to a private group then the group members could be shown to non-group members. This issue has been patched in version 0.1.1. A workaround involves moving any policy topics with private groups to restricted categories.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.002 (12.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Discourse Discourse-policy — versions < 0.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-47288?
- CVE-2025-47288 is a low-severity vulnerability in Discourse Discourse-Policy, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2025-05-29.
- How severe is CVE-2025-47288?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.