CVE-2025-61598 json
Discourse is missing Cache-Control response header on error responses
published last yr. modified 21d ago also BIT-discourse-2025-61598 , EUVD-2025-36558 , GHSA-jp9x-wwv6-cv3j
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Version before 3.6.2 and 3.6.0.beta2, default Cache-Control response header with value no-store, no-cache was missing from error responses. This may caused unintended caching of those responses by proxies potentially leading to cache poisoning attacks. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.6.2 and 3.6.0.beta2.
Patch / fix
- bitnami discourse 3.6.2
- discourse discourse 3.6.2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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 |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | discourse | <3.6.2 |
3.6.2 |
Affected products
- discourse discourse
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-524 Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information
References
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/commit/3ea1b663c82c067e5ca778db846bad1e082ba6cd
patch
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/commit/fd567af7bf5a15c70772021acbdf5d38487a31bc
patch
-
github.com
/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jp9x-wwv6-cv3j
third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61598
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-61598
- NVD CVE-2025-61598
- OSV BIT-discourse-2025-61598
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