Password hash and MFA secret returned in user email verification endpoint
Priority LOW 22CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Mattermost versions 10.11.x <= 10.11.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.11, 10.12.x <= 10.12.0 fail to sanitize user data which allows system administrators to access password hashes and MFA secrets via the POST /api/v4/users/{user_id}/email/verify/member endpoint
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00301 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Mattermost (Mattermost): 11.0.0, 10.11.4, 10.5.12 +1github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go): 10.11.4, 10.5.12, 10.12.1+1 more product
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | 10.11.0 – 10.11.3; 10.5.0 – 10.5.11; 10.12.0 – 10.12.0 | 11.0.0, 10.11.4, 10.5.12, 10.12.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 10.11.0 to before 10.11.4 | 10.11.4 | Patch available | GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 10.5.0 to before 10.5.12 | 10.5.12 | Patch available | GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) | 10.12.0 to before 10.12.1 | 10.12.1 | Patch available | GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | before 8.0.0-20250929212932-a41db04d2746 | 8.0.0-20250929212932-a41db04d2746 | Patch available | GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected 10.11.0 – 10.11.3; 10.5.0 – 10.5.11; 10.12.0 – 10.12.0 Fixed in 11.0.0, 10.11.4, 10.5.12, 10.12.1 Patch available CNA
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.11.0 to before 10.11.4 Fixed in 10.11.4 Patch available GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.5.0 to before 10.5.12 Fixed in 10.5.12 Patch available GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.12.0 to before 10.12.1 Fixed in 10.12.1 Patch available GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 8.0.0-20250929212932-a41db04d2746 Fixed in 8.0.0-20250929212932-a41db04d2746 Patch available GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0 to before 10.5.12; 10.11.0 to before 10.11.4; 10.12.0 to before 10.12.1 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0 to before 10.5.12; 10.11.0 to before 10.11.4; 10.12.0 to before 10.12.1 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 11.0.0, 10.11.4, 10.5.12, 10.12.1
- Fix · GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 10.11.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 10.5.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) Fixed in 10.12.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Fixed in 8.0.0-20250929212932-a41db04d2746 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11794
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/375ce229f4923205394d8f27925372b2cbf28130
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/6c288aa62bb3343183ec1d0a06360d14aa0193e9
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/a41db04d2746ab549d056db4ede4cd803f64989c
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/b822cea06bf5683a176e2c92711241bd29cd9389
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/e47349ea0fc072ee1dfb196d9bb1c8fd1a589224
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost
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Sources
- CVE-2025-11794 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11794 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mqp8-pgg5-7x7m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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