Reflected client side path traversal leading to CSRF in Playbooks
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Mattermost fails to validate if a relative path is passed in /plugins/playbooks/api/v0/telemetry/run/<telem_run_id> as a telemetry run ID, allowing an attacker to use a path traversal payload that points to a different endpoint leading to a CSRF attack.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00311 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Mattermost (Mattermost): 8.1.6, 9.0.4, 9.1.3 +2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattermost | Mattermost | up to 9.1.2; up to 9.0.3; up to 8.1.5; up to 7.8.14; up to 9.2.1 | 8.1.6, 9.0.4, 9.1.3, 9.2.2, 7.8.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected up to 9.1.2; up to 9.0.3; up to 8.1.5; up to 7.8.14; up to 9.2.1 Fixed in 8.1.6, 9.0.4, 9.1.3, 9.2.2, 7.8.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.8.14; 8.0.0 – 8.1.5; 9.0.0 – 9.0.3; 9.1.1 – 9.1.2; 9.2.0 – 9.2.1 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.8.14; 8.0.0 – 8.1.5; 9.0.0 – 9.0.3; 9.1.1 – 9.1.2; 9.2.0 – 9.2.1 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 8.1.6, 9.0.4, 9.1.3, 9.2.2, 7.8.15
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-45316
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2pgg-h82p-8cpr
References
Advisory 1
More Mattermost Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-18933 Arbitrary file read in Mattermost Boards via import & export board archive CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-04465 Path Traversal Leading to RCE by Any Authenticated Mattermost User CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-14068 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.6.2. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14060 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, and 3.6.7. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14048 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.1.0, 4.0.4, and 3.10.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-14360 Arbitrary file read via block duplication in Mattermost Boards CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2023-45316 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-45316 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2pgg-h82p-8cpr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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