CVE-2023-48732: Keywords that trigger mentions are leaked to other users
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-48732 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in mattermost. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 7Timeline
- 02-01-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-06-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mattermost fails to scope the WebSocket response around notified users to a each user separately resulting in the WebSocket broadcasting the information about who was notified about a post to everyone else in the channel.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.46%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
40%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.46% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard2 products
- mattermost-fips-10.5All versions (No fix recorded)
- mattermost-fips-10.5-compatAll versions (No fix recorded)
Github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server2 products
- v5All versions (No fix recorded)
- v6< 8.1.7 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Mattermost2 products
- mattermost≤ 8.1.6
- mattermost_server< 8.1.7
Github.com/mattermost1 product
- mattermost-server< 8.1.7+incompatible
Github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server1 product
- v8< 8.1.7 | All versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 8 products