CVE-2025-12419: Github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 Mattermost Fails To Properly Validate Vulnerability
CRITICALCVE-2025-12419 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.9) mattermost fails to properly validate vulnerability (CWE-287: Improper Authentication) affecting Github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves mattermost fails to properly validate oauth state tokens during openid connect authentication. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 8.0.0-20251028000919-d3ed703dc833, 10.12.2, 10.11.5, 10.5.13, 11.0.4.
CVE-2025-12419 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 9.9
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2025-12419
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 to 8.0.0-20251028000919-d3ed703dc833
Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to 10.12.2
Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to 10.11.5
Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to 10.5.13
Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to 11.0.4
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2025-12419, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8:
inspect dependencies for github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 8.0.0-20251028000919-d3ed703dc833), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-287: Improper Authentication, where when an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. In Github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2025-12419 Affected Github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 Versions
5 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8
|
Go |
< 8.0.0-20251028000919-d3ed703dc833
|
8.0.0-20251028000919-d3ed703dc833
|
|
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
|
Go |
≥ 10.12.0
< 10.12.2
|
10.12.2
|
|
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
|
Go |
≥ 10.11.0
< 10.11.5
|
10.11.5
|
|
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
|
Go |
≥ 10.5.0
< 10.5.13
|
10.5.13
|
|
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
|
Go |
≥ 11.0.0
< 11.0.4
|
11.0.4
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-3x39-62h4-f8j6",
"modified" : "2025-12-17T00:41:08Z",
"published" : "2025-11-27T18:30:25Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2025-12419" ],
"summary" : "Mattermost fails to properly validate OAuth state tokens during OpenID Connect authentication",
"details" : "Mattermost versions 10.12.x <= 10.12.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.4, 10.5.x <= 10.5.12, 11.0.x <= 11.0.3 fail to properly validate OAuth state tokens during OpenID Connect authentication which allows an authenticated attacker with team creation privileges to take over a user account via manipulation of authentication data during the OAuth completion flow. This requires email verification to be disabled (default: disabled), OAuth/OpenID Connect to be enabled, and the attacker to control two users in the SSO system with one of them never having logged into Mattermost.",
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