// For flags

CVE-2023-2831

Denial of Service while unescaping a Markdown string

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Mattermost fails to unescape Markdown strings in a memory-efficient way, allowing an attacker to cause a Denial of Service by sending a message containing a large number of escaped characters.

*Credits: claverrat
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-05-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-06-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://mattermost.com/security-updates 2023-06-26
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mattermost
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Mattermost
Search vendor "Mattermost" for product "Mattermost"
>= 7.1.0 <= 7.1.9
Search vendor "Mattermost" for product "Mattermost" and version " >= 7.1.0 <= 7.1.9"
-
Affected
Mattermost
Search vendor "Mattermost"
Mattermost
Search vendor "Mattermost" for product "Mattermost"
>= 7.8.0 <= 7.8.4
Search vendor "Mattermost" for product "Mattermost" and version " >= 7.8.0 <= 7.8.4"
-
Affected
Mattermost
Search vendor "Mattermost"
Mattermost
Search vendor "Mattermost" for product "Mattermost"
>= 7.9.0 <= 7.9.3
Search vendor "Mattermost" for product "Mattermost" and version " >= 7.9.0 <= 7.9.3"
-
Affected
Mattermost
Search vendor "Mattermost"
Mattermost
Search vendor "Mattermost" for product "Mattermost"
7.10.0
Search vendor "Mattermost" for product "Mattermost" and version "7.10.0"
-
Affected