Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17 fail to properly validate authorization for team scheme role modifications which allows Team Admins to demote Team Members to Guests via the PUT /api/v4/teams/team-id/members/user-id/schemeRoles API endpoint.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-25413 Mattermost Fails to Properly Validate Team Role Modification
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4276-cm8c-788h Mattermost Fails to Properly Validate Team Role Modification
Fixes

Solution

Update Mattermost to versions 10.10.0, 10.5.9, 9.11.18 or higher.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
History

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mattermost
Mattermost mattermost
Vendors & Products Mattermost
Mattermost mattermost

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:45:00 +0000

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Description Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17 fail to properly validate authorization for team scheme role modifications which allows Team Admins to demote Team Members to Guests via the PUT /api/v4/teams/team-id/members/user-id/schemeRoles API endpoint.
Title Channel and Team Membership APIs inadvertently allow loss of Member privileges.
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mattermost

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-21T14:51:19.669Z

Reserved: 2025-07-22T07:46:53.204Z

Link: CVE-2025-53971

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-21T14:51:16.544Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2025-08-21T08:15:30.540

Modified: 2025-08-22T18:09:17.710

Link: CVE-2025-53971

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-08-21T12:30:44Z