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Insecure Direct Object Reference in Mattermost Boards Plugin Enables Unauthorised Comment Deletion

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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 validate user permissions when deleting comments in Boards, which allows an authenticated user with the editor role to delete comments created by other users.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-12756
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 22:18 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Insecure Direct Object Reference in Mattermost Boards Plugin Enables Unauthorised Comment Deletion

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Dec 2025, 19:51 UTC

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 validate user permissions when deleting comments in Boards, which allows an authenticated user with the editor role to delete comments created by other users.

osv:CVE-2025-12756
Complete source record
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    "title": "Insecure Direct Object Reference in Mattermost Boards Plugin Enables Unauthorised Comment Deletion",
    "summary": "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 validate user permissions when deleting comments in Boards, which allows an authenticated user with the editor role to delete comments created by other users.",
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