CVE-2025-13523: Mattermost Confluence plugin doesn't properly escape user-controlled display names in HTML template rendering

February 6, 2026

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

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-ffx7-34p2-vm3w
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-confluence
mattermost.com/security-updates
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13523

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