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GHSA-FFX7-34P2-VM3W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-06 18:30 – Updated: 2026-02-06 19:55

Summary

Mattermost Confluence plugin doesn't properly escape user-controlled display names in HTML template rendering

Details

Mattermost Confluence plugin version < 1.7.0 fails to properly escape user-controlled display names in HTML template rendering which allows authenticated Confluence users with malicious display names to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers via sending a specially crafted OAuth2 connection link that, when visited, renders the attacker's display name without proper sanitization. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2025-00557

Severity ?

7.7 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2025-13523 (GCVE-0-2025-13523)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-06 15:52 – Updated: 2026-02-06 16:23

Title

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Unescaped Display Names in Mattermost Confluence Plugin OAuth2 Flow

Summary

Mattermost Confluence plugin version <1.7.0 fails to properly escape user-controlled display names in HTML template rendering which allows authenticated Confluence users with malicious display names to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers via sending a specially crafted OAuth2 connection link that, when visited, renders the attacker's display name without proper sanitization. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2025-00557

Severity ?

7.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

Mattermost

References

URL

Tags

https://mattermost.com/security-updates

vendor-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Mattermost	Mattermost Confluence Plugin	Affected: 0 , < 1.7.0 (semver) Unaffected: 1.7.0

Credits

daw10

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-FFX7-34P2-VM3W

CVE-2025-13523 (GCVE-0-2025-13523)

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