DB username/password revealed in application logs
Priority LOW 36CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Mattermost Sever fails to redact the DB username and password before emitting an application log during server initialization.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00547 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Mattermost (Mattermost): 7.1.8, 7.7.4, 7.8.3 +1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattermost | Mattermost | up to 7.1.7; up to 7.8.2; up to 7.9.1 | 7.1.8, 7.7.4, 7.8.3, 7.9.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected up to 7.1.7; up to 7.8.2; up to 7.9.1 Fixed in 7.1.8, 7.7.4, 7.8.3, 7.9.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.1.7; 7.7.0 – 7.7.3; 7.8.0 – 7.8.2; 7.9.0 – 7.9.1 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.1.7; 7.7.0 – 7.7.3; 7.8.0 – 7.8.2; 7.9.0 – 7.9.1 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 7.1.8, 7.7.4, 7.8.3, 7.9.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2514
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5j89-95rh-frfj
References
Advisory 1
More Mattermost vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-26695 Malicious remote can invite itself to an arbitrary local channel CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-02056 Oauth authorization codes do not expire when deauthorizing an oauth2 app CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-15069 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Mobile Apps before 1.26.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-26233 Malicious remote can add users to arbitrary teams and channels CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-26746 Permanently local data deletion by malicious remote CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-06508 Injection in Mattermost CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-2514 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2514 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5j89-95rh-frfj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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