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Mattermost Server 10.5.x <= 10.5.12 / 10.11.x <= 10.11.4 Improper Access Control (MMSA-2025-00517)

🗓️ 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Mattermost 10.11.x up to 10.11.4 and 10.5.x up to 10.5.12 allow access to board files and blocks for authenticated users (CVE-2025-13870).

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(278111);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/03/02");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-13870");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0893-S");

  script_name(english:"Mattermost Server 10.5.x <= 10.5.12 / 10.11.x <= 10.11.4 Improper Access Control (MMSA-2025-00517)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Mattermost Server installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
MMSA-2025-00517 advisory.

  - Mattermost versions 10.11.x <= 10.11.4, 10.5.x <= 10.5.12 fail to validate the user permission when 
    accessing the files and subscribing to the block in Boards, which allows an authenticated user to 
    access other board files and was able to subscribe to the block from other boards that the user does 
    not have access to (CVE-2025-13870)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://mattermost.com/security-updates/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mattermost Server version 10.5.13, 10.11.5, 11.1.0 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-13870");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/11/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/11/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/12/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mattermost:mattermost_server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("mattermost_server_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Mattermost Server");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');
include('http.inc');

var port = get_http_port(default:80);

var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Mattermost Server', port:port, webapp:true);

var constraints = [
  { 'min_version' : '10.5.0', 'fixed_version' : '10.5.13' },
  { 'min_version' : '10.11.0', 'fixed_version' : '10.11.5', 'fixed_display' : '10.11.5 / 11.1.0' },
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
    app_info:app_info,
    constraints:constraints,
    severity:SECURITY_WARNING
);

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