CVE-2025-3228
MEDIUMCVE-2025-3228 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-863 vulnerability in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2025-3228 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Unauthorized Guest user access to Playbook
Blast Radius
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Mattermost versions 10.5.x <= 10.5.5, 9.11.x <= 9.11.15, 10.8.x <= 10.8.0, 10.7.x <= 10.7.2, 10.6.x <= 10.6.5 fail to properly retrieve requestorInfo from playbooks handler for guest users which allows an attacker access to the playbook run.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server | all versions | 0.0.0-20250520060012-d0380305ef7a |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | all versions | 8.0.0-20250520060012-d0380305ef7a |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | ≥ 10.5.0&&< 10.5.6 | 10.5.6 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | ≥ 9.11.0&&< 9.11.16 | 9.11.16 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | ≥ 10.8.0&&< 10.8.1 | 10.8.1 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | ≥ 10.7.0&&< 10.7.3 | 10.7.3 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to 0.0.0-20250520060012-d0380305ef7a or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-3228 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2025-3228 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2025-3228. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-3228 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2025-3228 across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.