CVE-2025-6226: IDOR in CreatePost API allows for timeboxed message disclosure
Medium · CVSS 6.5 (CVSS 3.1)EPSS 0.37%, 31th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: Mattermost
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N · CWE-306
Tracked companies
Mapped from the CVE’s affected-product data, NVD CPE matches, vendor advisories or package feeds. A mapping means the vendor’s software is named, not that its hosted service was exposed.
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Mattermost: Mattermost
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- mattermost.com/security-updates (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)