CVE-2020-14448
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.23.0. Automatic direct message replies...
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.23.0. Automatic direct message replies allow attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop), aka MMSA-2020-0020.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.23.0. Automatic direct message replies allow attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop), aka MMSA-2020-0020.
- Record
CVE-2020-14448- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.23.0. Automatic direct message replies allow attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop), aka MMSA-2020-0020.
- Record
CVE-2020-14448- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-6586 No score
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.23.0. Automatic direct message replies allow attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop), aka MMSA-2020-0020.
- Record
EUVD-2020-6586- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g5xp-89m7-8qwh No score
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.23.0. Automatic direct message replies...
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.23.0. Automatic direct message replies allow attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop), aka MMSA-2020-0020.
- Record
GHSA-g5xp-89m7-8qwh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.23.0. Automatic direct message replies allow attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop), aka MMSA-2020-0020.
- Record
CVE-2020-14448- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mattermost-2020-14448 No score
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.23.0. Automatic direct message replies allow attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop), aka MMSA-2020-0020.
- Record
BIT-mattermost-2020-14448- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mattermostBitnami |
before 5.23.0 | 5.23.0 |
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-2020-14448 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 1.11%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in mattermost 5.23.0.