CVE-2020-14453
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.21.0. Socket read operations are not...
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.21.0. Socket read operations are not appropriately restricted, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, aka MMSA-2020-0005.
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 5.21.0. Socket read operations are not appropriately restricted, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, aka MMSA-2020-0005.
- Record
CVE-2020-14453- 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-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.21.0. Socket read operations are not appropriately restricted, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, aka MMSA-2020-0005.
- Record
CVE-2020-14453- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-6591 No score
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.21.0. Socket read operations are not appropriately restricted, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, aka MMSA-2020-0005.
- Record
EUVD-2020-6591- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-448g-956p-wf65 No score
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.21.0. Socket read operations are not...
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.21.0. Socket read operations are not appropriately restricted, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, aka MMSA-2020-0005.
- Record
GHSA-448g-956p-wf65- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.21.0. Socket read operations are not appropriately restricted, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, aka MMSA-2020-0005.
- Record
CVE-2020-14453- 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-2020-14453 No score
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.21.0. Socket read operations are not appropriately restricted, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, aka MMSA-2020-0005.
- Record
BIT-mattermost-2020-14453- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mattermostBitnami |
before 5.21.0 | 5.21.0 |
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-2020-14453 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 0.66%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in mattermost 5.21.0.