CVE-2025-6226
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CVE-2025-6226 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.6, 10.8.x <= 10.8.1, 10.7.x <= 10.7.3, 9.11.x <= 9.11.16 fail to verify authorization when retrieving cached posts by PendingPostID which allows an authenticated user to read posts in private channels they don't have access to via guessing the PendingPostID of recently created posts.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.6, 10.8.x <= 10.8.1, 10.7.x <= 10.7.3, 9.11.x <= 9.11.16 fail to verify authorization when retrieving cached posts by PendingPostID which allows an authenticated user to read posts in private channels they don't have access to via guessing the PendingPostID of recently created posts.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mattermost | Mattermost Server | >= 9.11.0, < 9.11.17 |
| Mattermost | Mattermost Server | >= 10.5.0, < 10.5.7 |
| Mattermost | Mattermost Server | >= 10.7.0, < 10.7.4 |
| Mattermost | Mattermost Server | >= 10.8.0, < 10.8.2 |
References
- https://mattermost.com/security-updatesVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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