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Arbitrary file read by system admin via path traversal

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Mattermost versions 10.8.x <= 10.8.1, 10.7.x <= 10.7.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.7, 9.11.x <= 9.11.16 fail to sanitize input paths of file attachments in the bulk import JSONL file, which allows a system admin to read arbitrary system files via path traversal.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-6233
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 23:08 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Arbitrary file read by system admin via path traversal

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Jul 2025, 09:09 UTC

Mattermost versions 10.8.x <= 10.8.1, 10.7.x <= 10.7.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.7, 9.11.x <= 9.11.16 fail to sanitize input paths of file attachments in the bulk import JSONL file, which allows a system admin to read arbitrary system files via path traversal.

osv:CVE-2025-6233
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-6233",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Arbitrary file read by system admin via path traversal",
    "summary": "Mattermost versions 10.8.x <= 10.8.1, 10.7.x <= 10.7.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.7, 9.11.x <= 9.11.16 fail to sanitize input paths of file attachments in the bulk import JSONL file, which allows a system admin to read arbitrary system files via path traversal.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2025-6233",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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}