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CVE-2017-18876

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-18876 describes a vulnerability in Mattermost Server versions prior to 4.3.0, 4.2.1, and 4.1.2 when local storage is configured for files. A System Admin can exploit this flaw to test for the existence of arbitrary files on the server. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability requires high privileges (PR:H) but has high confidentiality impact (C:H) without affecting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:4.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:4.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server:4.3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
54.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0086 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 3,566 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverFixed in: 4.1.2-0.20171004201910-6be8113eb60c
gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverFixed in: 4.2.1-0.20171004194140-6d3cb2ce07fc
gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverFixed in: 4.3.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

goGHSA-hjqh-j6rj-gh8qmedium

Mattermost Server is vulnerable to Path Traversal when files are stored locally

May 24, 2022

References

mattermost.com / security-updates
Vendor Advisory