Repeated LDAP login failures can lock an LDAP account
Priority LOW 32CWE-645Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Mattermost versions 10.6.x <= 10.6.1, 10.5.x <= 10.5.2, 10.4.x <= 10.4.4, 9.11.x <= 9.11.11 fail to lockout LDAP users following repeated login failures, which allows attackers to lock external LDAP accounts through repeated login failures through Mattermost.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00351 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Mattermost (Mattermost): 10.7.0, 10.6.2, 10.5.3 +2github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): 10.6.2, 10.5.3, 10.4.5 +2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | 10.6.0 – 10.6.1; 10.5.0 – 10.5.2; 10.4.0 – 10.4.4; 9.11.0 – 9.11.11 | 10.7.0, 10.6.2, 10.5.3, 10.4.5, 9.11.12 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | 10.6.0 to before 10.6.2 | 10.6.2 | Patch available | GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9 |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | 10.5.0 to before 10.5.3 | 10.5.3 | Patch available | GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9 |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | 10.4.0 to before 10.4.5 | 10.4.5 | Patch available | GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9 |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | 9.11.0 to before 9.11.12 | 9.11.12 | Patch available | GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9 |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | before 8.0.0-20250415054241-76ab3867b785 | 8.0.0-20250415054241-76ab3867b785 | Patch available | GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9 |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected 10.6.0 – 10.6.1; 10.5.0 – 10.5.2; 10.4.0 – 10.4.4; 9.11.0 – 9.11.11 Fixed in 10.7.0, 10.6.2, 10.5.3, 10.4.5, 9.11.12 Patch available CNA
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.6.0 to before 10.6.2 Fixed in 10.6.2 Patch available GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.5.0 to before 10.5.3 Fixed in 10.5.3 Patch available GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.4.0 to before 10.4.5 Fixed in 10.4.5 Patch available GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected 9.11.0 to before 9.11.12 Fixed in 9.11.12 Patch available GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 8.0.0-20250415054241-76ab3867b785 Fixed in 8.0.0-20250415054241-76ab3867b785 Patch available GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.11.0 to before 9.11.12; 10.4.0 to before 10.4.5; 10.5.0 to before 10.5.3; 10.6.0 to before 10.6.2 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.11.0 to before 9.11.12; 10.4.0 to before 10.4.5; 10.5.0 to before 10.5.3; 10.6.0 to before 10.6.2 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 10.7.0, 10.6.2, 10.5.3, 10.4.5, 9.11.12
- Fix · GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9 github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Fixed in 10.6.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9 github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Fixed in 10.5.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9 github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Fixed in 10.4.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9 github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Fixed in 9.11.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9 github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Fixed in 8.0.0-20250415054241-76ab3867b785 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31947
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9
References
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-2025-31947 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31947 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qgwx-rffp-6cx9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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