Auth bypass in Mattermost Confluence

CVE-2025-44004

Mattermost Confluence Plugin version <1.5.0 fails to check the authorization of the user to the Mattermost instance which allows attackers to create a channel subscription without proper authorization via API call to the create channel subscription endpoint.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-44004: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-44004?
CVE-2025-44004 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mattermost Confluence, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-44004?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-44004 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.