CVE-2025-36530 (GCVE-0-2025-36530)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-21 07:11 – Updated: 2025-08-21 13:50
VLAI
Title
Import Path Traversal Enables Unauthorized Unsigned Plugin Installation
Summary
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.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mattermost Mattermost Affected: 10.9.0 , ≤ 10.9.1 (semver)
Affected: 10.8.0 , ≤ 10.8.3 (semver)
Affected: 10.5.0 , ≤ 10.5.8 (semver)
Affected: 9.11.0 , ≤ 9.11.17 (semver)
Unaffected: 10.10.0
Unaffected: 10.9.2
Unaffected: 10.8.4
Unaffected: 10.5.9
Unaffected: 9.11.18
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Credits
Dawid Kulikowski (daw10)
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