Username and Icon override can be used by members when Hardened Mode is enabled
Priority LOW 20CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Mattermost fails to check if hardened mode is enabled when overriding the username and/or the icon when posting a post. If settings allowed integrations to override the username and profile picture when posting, a member could also override the username and icon when making a post even if the Hardened Mode setting was enabled
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00417 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Mattermost (Mattermost): 7.8.13, 8.1.4github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go): 8.1.4+1 more product
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattermost | Mattermost | up to 8.1.3; up to 7.8.12 | 7.8.13, 8.1.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) | before 8.1.4 | 8.1.4 | Patch available | GHSA-jj46-9cgh-qmfx |
| — | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 (Go) | before 7.8.13 | 7.8.13 | Patch available | GHSA-jj46-9cgh-qmfx |
- Mattermost VendorMattermost Affected up to 8.1.3; up to 7.8.12 Fixed in 7.8.13, 8.1.4 Patch available CNA
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 8.1.4 Fixed in 8.1.4 Patch available GHSA-jj46-9cgh-qmfx
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 7.8.13 Fixed in 7.8.13 Patch available GHSA-jj46-9cgh-qmfx
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.8.12; 8.0.0 – 8.1.3 | Vulnerable | Mattermost |
- cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.8.12; 8.0.0 – 8.1.3 Vulnerable ·Mattermost
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mattermost (Mattermost) Fixed in 7.8.13, 8.1.4
- Fix · GHSA-jj46-9cgh-qmfx github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) Fixed in 8.1.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jj46-9cgh-qmfx github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 (Go) Fixed in 7.8.13 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-47865
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jj46-9cgh-qmfx
References
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-2023-47865 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-47865 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jj46-9cgh-qmfx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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