CVE-2025-9078 Weak cache keys lead to post IDOR and link preview poisoning

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated users can access unauthorized posts and poison link previews due to weak FNV-1 hashing in cache keys.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-9078?

CVE-2025-9078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mattermost Mattermost Server, published on 15 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mattermost versions 10.8.x <= 10.8.3, 10.5.x <= 10.5.8, 9.11.x <= 9.11.17, 10.10.x <= 10.10.1, 10.9.x <= 10.9.3 fail to properly validate cache keys for link metadata which allows authenticated users to access unauthorized posts and poison link previews via hash collision attacks on FNV-1 hashing

Weakness: CWE-328

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9078?

16 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server, github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5 and github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server GoFrom 10.10.010.10.2
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server GoFrom 10.10.010.10.2
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server GoFrom 10.5.010.5.9
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server GoFrom 10.5.010.5.9
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server GoFrom 10.8.010.8.4
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server GoFrom 10.8.010.8.4
10 more packages
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server GoFrom 10.9.010.9.4
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server GoFrom 10.9.010.9.4
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server GoFrom 9.11.09.11.18
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server GoFrom 9.11.09.11.18
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server GoFrom 9.11.0+incompatible9.11.18+incompatible, 10.5.9+incompatible, 10.8.4+incompatible, 10.9.4+incompatible, 10.10.2+incompatible
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5 GoAll versionsNone
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 GoAll versionsNone
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 GoAll versions8.0.0-20250718075842-cd87e5c87737
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 GoAll versions8.0.0-20250718075842-cd87e5c87737
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 GoAll versions8.0.0-20250718075842-cd87e5c87737

Products include Mattermost Mattermost Server.

How do I fix CVE-2025-9078?

Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to a fixed version for your release line: 10.10.2, 10.5.9, 10.8.4 or 10.9.4.

Is CVE-2025-9078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9p92-x77w-9fw2, GO-2025-3959.

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