CVE-2016-11077 json
Mattermost Server allows System Admin to modify LDAP account names and email addresses
published 2020-06-19 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-mj8v-773w-5qhj , GO-2025-4060 , EUVD-2016-2066
- cvss
- 2.7
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.0.0. It has a superfluous API in which the System Admin can change the account name and e-mail address of an LDAP account.
Patch / fix
- go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server 3.0.0, 3.0.0+incompatible
- mattermost mattermost_server 3.0.0
- govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Leap 16.0 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1
- govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.0.20251105T184115-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1openSUSE-SU-2025:15710-1
Exploit prediction
0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 2.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 2.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server | <3.0.0 <3.0.0+incompatible |
3.0.0 3.0.0+incompatible |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
-
github.com
/mattermost/mattermost/commit/5d7e34c94b56c4b0abb0c3d1702f2b5feb8d2904
web
-
mattermost.com
/security-updates/
vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-11077
advisory
-
github.com
/mattermost/mattermost
package
-
mattermost.com
/security-updates
web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-mj8v-773w-5qhj
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-11077
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-mj8v-773w-5qhj
- NVD CVE-2016-11077
- OSV GO-2025-4060
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