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Mattermost Server server restarts may provide attackers with API access

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 6, 2026

Package

gomod github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go)

Affected versions

< 3.6.7-0.20170420152529-0968e4079e0a
>= 3.7.0, < 3.7.5
>= 3.8.0, < 3.8.2

Patched versions

3.6.7-0.20170420152529-0968e4079e0a
3.7.5
3.8.2

Description

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, and 3.6.7. After a restart of a server, an attacker might suddenly gain API Endpoint access.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 19, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Reviewed Feb 6, 2026
Last updated Feb 6, 2026

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(61st percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision

The product uses a protection mechanism that relies on the existence or values of an input, but the input can be modified by an untrusted actor in a way that bypasses the protection mechanism. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2017-18915

GHSA ID

GHSA-hxxj-8phw-74vw

Source code

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