GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-h742-xx59-r9pq Mattermost Server exposes sensitive user status information via REST API version 4 endpoint
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2017-18895
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
- Reviewed
- 2026-01-12
Affected packages
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: < 4.0.5 → fixed in 4.0.5
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.1 → fixed in 4.1.1
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: >= 4.2.0-rc1, < 4.2.0 → fixed in 4.2.0
Description
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.2.0, 4.1.1, and 4.0.5. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive information (user statuses) via a REST API version 4 endpoint.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2017-18895 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.2.0, 4.1.1, and 4.0.5. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18895 advisory
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/3c34e2b2dcb0fde96a10e68d877aa7d0ab511669 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/722fb1947a2e7395ccf16adce9206736d803a9f3 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/d38328976e2c8bb0fab91e656042a0d8ac37bc76 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost package
- https://mattermost.com/security-updates web