An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, and 3.6.7. Weak hashing was used for e-mail invitations, OAuth, and e-mail verification tokens.
CVE-2017-18917
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 65% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 49.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 19, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (2)
- cve@mitrehttps://mattermost.com/security-updates/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://mattermost.com/security-updates/
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server | — | 3.8.2+incompatible | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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