CVE-2018-21249
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.3.0. It mishandles timing.
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.3.0. It mishandles timing.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.3.0. It mishandles timing.
- Record
CVE-2018-21249- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.3.0. It mishandles timing.
- Record
CVE-2018-21249- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13764 No score
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.3.0. It mishandles timing.
- Record
EUVD-2018-13764- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f3c7-479p-6gqx No score
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.3.0. It mishandles timing.
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.3.0. It mishandles timing.
- Record
GHSA-f3c7-479p-6gqx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.3.0. It mishandles timing.
- Record
CVE-2018-21249- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-21249 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Mattermost Server, published June 19, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.