CVE-2025-36530 (GCVE-0-2025-36530)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-21 07:11
Modified
2025-08-21 13:50
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')
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.
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Impacted products
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Mattermost Mattermost Version: 10.9.0   ≤ 10.9.1
Version: 10.8.0   ≤ 10.8.3
Version: 10.5.0   ≤ 10.5.8
Version: 9.11.0   ≤ 9.11.17
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