What is GHSA-qrf6-h5fc-7m96?

GHSA-qrf6-h5fc-7m96 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Mattermost Server does not enforce rate limits on password change attempts

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-qrf6-h5fc-7m96 cover?

GHSA-qrf6-h5fc-7m96 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2016-11069. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-qrf6-h5fc-7m96?

GHSA-qrf6-h5fc-7m96 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-qrf6-h5fc-7m96?

GHSA-qrf6-h5fc-7m96 affects 1 product, including: go/github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server:\u003c 3.2.0.

GHSA-qrf6-h5fc-7m96HighCVSS 7.5

Mattermost Server does not enforce rate limits on password change attempts

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 24, 2022

Last Modified

October 22, 2025

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2016-11069 →

📋 Description

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.2.0. It mishandles brute-force attempts at password change.

🎯 Affected products1

go/github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server:< 3.2.0

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-11069
https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/c976c2881ce5e34febac8a9850a6bad5d728625e
https://mattermost.com/security-updates
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qrf6-h5fc-7m96