CVE-2023-48369

Log Flooding due to specially crafted requests in different endpoints

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Published Nov 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mattermost fails to limit the log size of server logs allowing an attacker sending specially crafted requests to different endpoints to potentially overflow the log.

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

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 7.8.12
`0`	affected	≤ 8.1.3
`0`	affected	≤ 9.0.1
`0`	affected	≤ 9.1.0
`9.0.2`	unaffected	—
`9.1.1`	unaffected	—
`7.8.13`	unaffected	—
`8.1.4`	unaffected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:9.1.0:::::::*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update Mattermost Server to versions 9.0.2, 9.1.1, 7.8.13, 8.1.4 or higher.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-2854	Mattermost fails to limit the log size of server logs allowing an attacker sending specially crafted requests to different endpoints to potentially overflow the log.
Github GHSA	GHSA-3487-3j7c-7gwj	Mattermost Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.632% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mattermost Mattermost

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mattermost
Published: Nov 27, 2023, 9:10 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:30 PM
Reserved: Nov 22, 2023, 11:18 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:34 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 27, 2023, 10:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:34 AM

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