9.9
/ 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Mattermost versions 11.0.x <= 11.0.2, 10.12.x <= 10.12.1, 10.11.x <= 10.11.4, 10.5.x <= 10.5.12 fail to to verify that the token used during the code exchange originates from the same authentication flow, which allows an authenticated user to perform account takeover via a specially crafted email address used when switching authentication methods and sending a request to the /users/login/sso/code-exchange endpoint. The vulnerability requires ExperimentalEnableAuthenticationTransfer to be enabled (default: enabled) and RequireEmailVerification to be disabled (default: disabled).
AI Analysis
Account takeover via code exchange endpoint vulnerability
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-12421
Source
Mattermost
Published
Nov 27, 2025 at 17:47
Affected Product
Vendor
Mattermost
Product
Mattermost
Version
11.0.0
Affected Versions
Mattermost Mattermost 11.0.0
Mattermost Mattermost 10.12.0
Mattermost Mattermost 10.11.0
Mattermost Mattermost 10.5.0
Mattermost Mattermost 10.12.0
Mattermost Mattermost 10.11.0
Mattermost Mattermost 10.5.0
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
9.9 / 10
AI Severity
Critical
Vendor
Mattermost
Product
Mattermost
Version
11.0.0, 10.12.0, 10.11.0, 10.5.0