CVE-2025-12421
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CVE-2025-12421 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Mattermost versions 11.0.x <= 11.0.2, 10.12.x <= 10.12.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.4, 10.5.x <= 10.5.12 fail to to verify that the token used during the code exchange originates from the same authentication flow, which allows an authenticated user to perform account takeover via a specially crafted email address used when switching authentication methods and sending a request to the /users/login/sso/code-exchange endpoint. The vulnerability requires ExperimentalEnableAuthenticationTransfer to be enabled (default: enabled) and RequireEmailVerification to be disabled (default: disabled).. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mattermost versions 11.0.x <= 11.0.2, 10.12.x <= 10.12.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.4, 10.5.x <= 10.5.12 fail to to verify that the token used during the code exchange originates from the same authentication flow, which allows an authenticated user to perform account takeover via a specially crafted email address used when switching authentication methods and sending a request to the /users/login/sso/code-exchange endpoint. The vulnerability requires ExperimentalEnableAuthenticationTransfer to be enabled (default: enabled) and RequireEmailVerification to be disabled (default: disabled).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mattermost | Mattermost Server | >= 10.5.0, < 10.5.13 |
| Mattermost | Mattermost Server | >= 10.11.0, < 10.11.5 |
| Mattermost | Mattermost Server | >= 10.12.0, < 10.12.2 |
| Mattermost | Mattermost Server | >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.3 |
References
- https://mattermost.com/security-updatesVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Analyzed
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