CVE-2021-37861

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Published Dec 9, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mattermost 6.0.2 and earlier fails to sufficiently sanitize user's password in audit logs when user creation fails.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mattermost

Mattermost

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 6.0.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-24339	Mattermost 6.0.2 and earlier fails to sufficiently sanitize user's password in audit logs when user creation fails.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.908% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://mattermost.com/security-updates/

History

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Subscriptions

Mattermost Mattermost

Weaknesses

CWE-532

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:30 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mattermost
Published: Dec 9, 2021, 9:32 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:30 AM
Reserved: Aug 2, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:01 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 9, 2021, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:01 AM

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