Medium severity · published Feb 6, 2026
CVE-2025-13523
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Unescaped Display Names in Mattermost Confluence Plugin OAuth2 Flow
5.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Mattermost Confluence plugin version <1.7.0 fails to properly escape user-controlled display names in HTML template rendering which allows authenticated Confluence users with malicious display names to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers via sending a specially crafted OAuth2 connection link that, when visited, renders the attacker's display name without proper sanitization. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2025-00557
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MC
Mattermost Confluence Plugin · Mattermost
before 1.7.0 · source: vendor
CO
Confluence · Mattermost
1.0.0 before 1.7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13523
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13523
Vendor Advisory
https://mattermost.com/security-updates
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