CVE-2025-36530
mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Mattermost versions 10.9.x <= 10.9.1, 10.8.x <= 10.8.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17 fail to properly validate file paths during plugin import operations which allows restricted admin users to install unauthorized custom plugins via path traversal in the import functionality, bypassing plugin signature enforcement and marketplace restrictions.
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affected products (43)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1625Mattermost Server und Plugins: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-07-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein authentifizierter Angreifer mit bestimmten Berechtigungen kann diese Schwachstellen ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmechanismen zu umgehen, beliebige Dateien in das Dateisystem einzubringen und potenziell beliebigen Code auszuführen.
- GHSA-gq3r-5833-5532Mattermost Fails to Validate File Paths2025-08-21ghsa · osvUS
Mattermost versions 10.9.x <= 10.9.1, 10.8.x <= 10.8.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17 fail to properly validate file paths during plugin import operations which allows restricted admin users to install unauthorized custom plugins via path traversal in the import functionality, bypassing plugin signature enforcement and marketplace restrictions.
- GO-2025-3901Mattermost Fails to Validate File Paths in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server2025-08-29vendor · osvUS
Mattermost Fails to Validate File Paths in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server. NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions. (If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.) The additional affected modules and versions are: github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 before v8.0.0-20250619095651-9dd0b3943e55.
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