Guest users can bypass read permissions via search API
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 10.11.11+incompatible, 11.2.3+incompatible, 11.3.1+incompatible, 8.0.0-20260107142155-0481bd1fb045, 5.3.2-0.20260107142155-0481bd1fb045, and 3 more
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
Mattermost versions 11.3.x <= 11.3.0, 11.2.x <= 11.2.2, 10.11.x <= 10.11.10 fail to properly enforce read permissions in search API endpoints which allows guest users without read permissions to access posts and files in channels via search API requests. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2025-00554
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Mattermost Mattermost
From 11.3.0 · through 11.3.0; From 11.2.0 · through 11.2.2; From 10.11.0 · through 10.11.10
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo
From 10.11.0-rc1+incompatible · fixed in 10.11.11+incompatible; From 11.2.0-rc1+incompatible · fixed in 11.2.3+incompatible; From 11.3.0-rc1+incompatible · fixed in 11.3.1+incompatible
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5Go
All versions
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6Go
All versions
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go
fixed in 8.0.0-20260107142155-0481bd1fb045
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo
fixed in 5.3.2-0.20260107142155-0481bd1fb045
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo
From 10.11.0-rc1 · fixed in 10.11.11
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo
From 11.2.0-rc1 · fixed in 11.2.3
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo
From 11.3.0-rc1 · fixed in 11.3.1