Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with valid Mattermost account
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DeliveryCraft oversized request body to plugin endpoint
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ExploitBypass missing body-size cap in CSRF validation
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ExecutionServer buffers payload, exhausting memory
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ImpactDenial of service for all users
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory allocation limits
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an authenticated Mattermost user account (PR:L) able to send requests to a plugin endpoint; no user interaction or elevated privileges are needed. The specific prerequisite is that the target instance runs an affected version (11.7.x ≤ 11.7.10, 11.8.x ≤ 11.8.5, 11.9.x ≤ 11.9.1, or 11.10.x ≤ 11.10.1) and exposes plugin request handling, where the CSRF-validation path fails to enforce a request-body size limit. Exploitation is limited by the authentication requirement and yields only denial of service (availability), not code execution or data access. |
| Impact | This is a moderate, availability-only issue whose real-world priority is limited by its prerequisites. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, base 6.5) shows network reachability and low attack complexity, but PR:L means an attacker must hold a valid authenticated account, and impact is confined to availability (C:N/I:N) - no data disclosure or integrity loss. CWE-789 (uncontrolled/excessive memory allocation) matches the description: an oversized request body during CSRF validation of plugin endpoints exhausts server memory. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or automated weaponization; this reads as a real but not urgent hardening fix rather than an emergency. The signals are internally consistent (network DoS by an authenticated user), with the main caveat that A:H here means service degradation/crash, not permanent damage. No conflicts between the vector and description were identified. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already holds a low-privilege authenticated Mattermost account sends an HTTP request with an extremely large body to a plugin endpoint. Because the CSRF-validation path does not cap the request body size, the server buffers the entire payload into memory, exhausting available RAM and degrading or crashing the service for all users. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and the technique is trivial to reproduce given a valid session. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 22, 2026
Memory exhaustion denial of service in Mattermost 11.7.x through 11.10.x allows an authenticated user to send oversized request bodies to plugin endpoints because the CSRF-validation path fails to enforce a request body size limit. The affected ranges are 11.7.x up to and including 11.7.10, 11.8.x up to and including 11.8.5, 11.9.x up to and including 11.9.1, and 11.10.x up to and including 11.10.1. This is an availability-only issue rated CVSS 6.5, with authentication required (PR:L) and no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Mattermost has published security updates at https://mattermost.com/security-updates (MMSA-2026-00775), but the provided data does not specify an exact fixed version; apply the first patched 11.7.x, 11.8.x, 11.9.x, or 11.10.x release listed in that advisory as soon as it is confirmed. If immediate patching is not possible, deploy a reverse proxy or load balancer in front of Mattermost and enforce a strict maximum request body size for plugin routes, accepting that legitimate large plugin uploads or payloads may break; additionally restrict access to unused plugin endpoints or disable unnecessary plugins, understanding that this reduces functionality, and limit authenticated accounts because exploitation requires a valid user session. Monitor server memory and restart affected workers if pressure occurs, but these compensating controls do not fix the missing size enforcement in the CSRF-validation path.
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The flaw is classified as CWE-789 (Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value), meaning an attacker-controlled size value can drive excessive memory allocation before an adequate upper bound is applied. In Mattermost, plugin requests pass through CSRF validation, but affected versions do not enforce the request body size limit during that validation path. Because the CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, the vulnerability is network reachable, low complexity, requires an authenticated user (PR:L), needs no user interaction, does not change scope, and impacts only availability. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the affected Mattermost product; exploitation does not provide code execution or data access, but it can exhaust server memory and cause a denial of service.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Authenticated user (PR:L) sends a network request with no interaction; low complexity; impact is memory-exhaustion DoS only, so C:N/I:N/A:H, scope unchanged.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Mattermost
DescriptionCVE.org
Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5, 11.7.x <= 11.7.10, 11.10.x <= 11.10.1 fail to enforce a request body size limit during CSRF validation of plugin requests which allows an authenticated user to exhaust server memory and cause a denial of service via a large request body sent to a plugin endpoint.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00775
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