6.5

CVE-2025-30179: MFA Enforcement Bypass in Search APIs

Analyzed
AliasesGHSA-3gpx-p63p-pr5rBIT-mattermost-2025-30179GO-2025-3549
Published 21-03-2025Last modified 21-03-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-30179 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in mattermost. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14937-1

Timeline

  1. 21-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Mattermost versions 10.4.x <= 10.4.2, 10.3.x <= 10.3.3, 9.11.x <= 9.11.8 fail to enforce MFA on certain search APIs, which allows authenticated attackers to bypass MFA protections via user search, channel search, or team search queries.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.31% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server2 products
  • v5All versions (No fix recorded)
  • v6All versions (No fix recorded)
Mattermost2 products
  • mattermost≥ 10.4.0, ≤ 10.4.2 | ≥ 10.3.0, ≤ 10.3.3 | ≥ 9.11.0, ≤ 9.11.8
  • mattermost_server≥ 9.11.0, < 9.11.9 | ≥ 10.3.0, < 10.3.4 | ≥ 10.4.0, < 10.4.3
Github.com/mattermost1 product
  • mattermost-server≥ 10.5.0+incompatible, < 10.5.1+incompatible
Github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server1 product
  • v8≥ 10.4.0, < 10.4.3 | ≥ 10.3.0, < 10.3.4 | ≥ 9.11.0, < 9.11.9 | ≥ 10.5.0, < 10.5.1 | All versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 6 products

References

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