GHSA-887V-XH2X-47CM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:21 – Updated: 2026-01-12 18:30
VLAI?
Summary
Mattermost Server is vulnerable to XSS through display name field
Details

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.2.0, 4.1.1, and 4.0.5. Display names allow XSS.

Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.0.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
              "introduced": "4.1.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.1.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.2.0-rc1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.2.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-18893"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-01-12T18:30:08Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-06-19T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.2.0, 4.1.1, and 4.0.5. Display names allow XSS.",
  "id": "GHSA-887v-xh2x-47cm",
  "modified": "2026-01-12T18:30:08Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:21:05Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18893"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/2a4d88d07c5815deac103e109550d25338507151"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/670bfbf62686ebe9f2ab332733d851a62b6950b0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/d0b42b9e527e93a61fd06a9b9106fc97067807e4"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://mattermost.com/security-updates"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Mattermost Server is vulnerable to XSS through display name field"
}


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