Authorization Flaw in github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (CVE-2025-3611)
Summary
Vulnerability in github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (CVE-2025-3611). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 8.0.0-20250414154356-6f33b721de76 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Mattermost fails to properly enforce access control restrictions for System Manager roles in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-3611 has been found in github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 to 8.0.0-20250414154356-6f33b721de76 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 CVE-2025-3611" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-3611 (github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8) — CWE-863
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Patched: 8.0.0-20250414154356-6f33b721de76 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Incorrect authorization (CWE-863) exists in github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 8.0.0-20250414154356-6f33b721de76.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 to 8.0.0-20250414154356-6f33b721de76ステージング環境で 8.0.0-20250414154356-6f33b721de76 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- web github.com
- web mattermost.com