Vulnerability · Published Mar 21, 2025 · Assigned by Mattermost

CVE-2025-30179MFA Enforcement Bypass in Search APIs

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect authorization in Mattermost from Mattermost. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Mattermost versions 10.4.x <= 10.4.2, 10.3.x <= 10.3.3, 9.11.x <= 9.11.8 fail to enforce MFA on certain search APIs, which allows authenticated attackers to bypass MFA protections via user search, channel search, or team search queries.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.3.4+incompatible, 10.4.3+incompatible, 10.5.1+incompatible, 9.11.9+incompatibleGO-2025-3549
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5no fix listedGO-2025-3549
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6no fix listedGO-2025-3549
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v810.5.1GHSA-3gpx-p63p-pr5r
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v810.4.3GHSA-3gpx-p63p-pr5r
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8no fix listedGO-2025-3549
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v810.3.4GHSA-3gpx-p63p-pr5r
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v89.11.9GHSA-3gpx-p63p-pr5r

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mattermost Mattermost 10.4.0 – through 10.4.210.3.0 – through 10.3.39.11.0 – through 9.11.8

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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