CVE-2025-59337
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Discourse is an open-source community discussion platform. In versions 3.5.0 and below, malicious meta-commands could be embedded in a backup dump and executed during restore. In multisite setups, this allowed an admin of one site to access data or credentials from other sites. This issue is fixed in version 3.5.1.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-10-01 21:16:43.197000
Last modified
2026-10-19 17:10:00.173000
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