Webapp DoS via malicious retrospective post in Playbooks
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Mattermost versions 10.4.x <= 10.4.2, 10.5.x <= 10.5.0, 9.11.x <= 9.11.10 fail to properly validate the props used by the RetrospectivePost custom post type in the Playbooks plugin, which allows an attacker to create a specially crafted post with maliciously crafted props and cause a denial of service (DoS) of the web app for all users.
Why it matters now
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 | 10.4.0 – 10.4.2; 10.5.0; 9.11.0 – 9.11.10 | 10.6.0, 10.4.3, 10.5.1, 9.11.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-playbooks (Go) | 2.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | before 8.0.0-20250218121836-2b5275d87136 | 8.0.0-20250218121836-2b5275d87136 | Patch available | GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | 10.4.0 and later | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | 10.5.0 and later | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | 9.11.0 and later | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-playbooks (Go) | before 1.41.0 | 1.41.0 | Patch available | GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected 10.4.0 – 10.4.2; 10.5.0; 9.11.0 – 9.11.10 Fixed in 10.6.0, 10.4.3, 10.5.1, 9.11.11 Patch available CNA
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-playbooks (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 8.0.0-20250218121836-2b5275d87136 Fixed in 8.0.0-20250218121836-2b5275d87136 Patch available GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.4.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected 10.5.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected 9.11.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-playbooks (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.41.0 Fixed in 1.41.0 Patch available GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.11.0 to before 9.11.11; 10.4.0 to before 10.4.3; 10.5.0 to before 10.5.1 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.11.0 to before 9.11.11; 10.4.0 to before 10.4.3; 10.5.0 to before 10.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 10.6.0, 10.4.3, 10.5.1, 9.11.11
- Fix · GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Fixed in 8.0.0-20250218121836-2b5275d87136 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-playbooks (Go) Fixed in 1.41.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41395
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw
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-2025-41395 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-41395 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3g36-gf7c-75qw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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