CVE-2025-27571: Channel metadata visible in archived channels despite configuration setting

4.3 CVSS

Description

Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.1, 10.4.x <= 10.4.3, 9.11.x <= 9.11.9 fail to check the "Allow Users to View Archived Channels" configuration when fetching channel metadata of a post from archived channels, which allows authenticated users to access such information when a channel is archived.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-27571

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.3

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Problem Types

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Affected Products

Vendor: Mattermost

Product: Mattermost

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 5.27% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27571
https://mattermost.com/security-updates

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