Overly Restrictive Account Lockout Mechanism Affecting github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/channels/app package, versions >=9.11.0 <9.11.12>=10.4.0 <10.4.5>=10.5.0 <10.5.3>=10.6.0 <10.6.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMATTERMOSTMATTERMOSTSERVERCHANNELSAPP-10189129
  • published21 May 2025
  • disclosed15 May 2025
  • creditJohn Landells

Introduced: 15 May 2025

NewCVE-2025-31947  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-645  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/channels/app to version 9.11.12, 10.4.5, 10.5.3, 10.6.2 or higher.

Overview

github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/channels/app is a private-cloud Slack alternative

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Overly Restrictive Account Lockout Mechanism due to the failure in the lockout mechanism for LDAP users after multiple unsuccessful login attempts. An attacker can cause a denial of service by repeatedly attempting to log in with incorrect credentials, leading to the lockout of external LDAP accounts.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1