# CVE-2025-64528: Users are able to find users by name even when \`enable\_names\` is off

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.5.3, 2025.11.1, 2025.12.0
- Published: 2025-12-30 · Updated: 2025-12-30

## Affected

- discourse: fixed in 3.5.3; from 2025.11.0-latest, fixed in 2025.11.1; from 2025.12.0-latest, fixed in 2025.12.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on discourse, upgrade to a fixed version (3.5.3, 2025.11.1, 2025.12.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-c59w-jwx7-34v4
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1cb45b8b287597085e3514596ffb1d9b41938f81
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6192f55629624925595dae14364fd86cac0f09df
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/e936a523b5900a9d866d23ea3da904ba12bb0fb2

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