GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-x6mw-hf2j-vqpc Mattermost Server is vulnerable to channel invisibility DoS via misformatted post
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2017-18873
- 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:N/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
- Reviewed
- 2026-01-05
Affected packages
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: < 4.1.2-0.20171013141717-ee57a5829ab1 → fixed in 4.1.2-0.20171013141717-ee57a5829ab1
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.1-0.20171013140502-b3e4b0ac9168 → fixed in 4.2.1-0.20171013140502-b3e4b0ac9168
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: >= 4.3.0-rc1, < 4.3.0 → fixed in 4.3.0
Description
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.3.0, 4.2.1, and 4.1.2. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (channel invisibility) via a misformated post.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2017-18873 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.3.0, 4.2.1, and 4.1.2. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18873 advisory
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/9adaf53e110e0e806b21903111aacb93129668cb web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/b3e4b0ac91682093276a653f7ccd5774aaa9cd06 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/ee57a5829ab162859e0e355dac6cfe6ca1a8f379 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost package
- https://mattermost.com/security-updates web