CVE-2023-3585

channel DoS by sharing a boards link

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 17, 2023 at 03:24 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:14 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorMattermost ServerMattermost

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Mattermost Boards fail to properly validate a board link, allowing an attacker to crash a channel by posting a specially crafted boards link.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.8.77.10.0 ≤ v < 7.10.37.9.0 ≤ v < 7.9.5
Affected range stops below 7.10.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.8.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.9.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 7.10.2v ≤ 7.8.6v ≤ 7.9.4
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.10.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.8.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.9.5 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMMattermost
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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