GHSA-jc6w-8r7f-vmp5 — mattermost-server
HIGHGHSA-jc6w-8r7f-vmp5 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server. A fix is available for github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Mattermost Server vulnerable to Denial of Service through `@` character prefix inserted into JavaScript field names
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-jc6w-8r7f-vmp5 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,166 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.5.0, 4.4.5, 4.3.4, and 4.2.2. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an @ character before a JavaScript field name.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server | all versions | 4.2.2go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server@v4.2.2 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server | ≥ 4.3.0-rc1&&< 4.3.4 | 4.3.4go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server@v4.3.4 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server | ≥ 4.4.0-rc1&&< 4.4.5 | 4.4.5go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server@v4.4.5 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server | ≥ 4.5.0-rc1&&< 4.5.0 | 4.5.0go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server@v4.5.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to 4.2.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-jc6w-8r7f-vmp5 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-jc6w-8r7f-vmp5 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-jc6w-8r7f-vmp5. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-jc6w-8r7f-vmp5 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-jc6w-8r7f-vmp5 across Go dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.