CVE-2022-1332
Restricted custom admin role can bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents
One of the API in Mattermost version 6.4.1 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the authenticated members with restricted custom admin role to bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Restricted custom admin role can bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents
One of the API in Mattermost version 6.4.1 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the authenticated members with restricted custom admin role to bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents.
- Record
CVE-2022-1332- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1816
One of the API in Mattermost version 6.4.1 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the authenticated members with restricted custom admin role to bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1816- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qggc-pj29-j27m
Improper Privilege Management in Mattermost
One of the API in Mattermost version 6.4.1 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the authenticated members with restricted custom admin role to bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents. Per the Mattermost security updates page, versions 6.4.2, 6.3.5, 6.2.5, and 5.37.9 contain patches for this issue
- Record
GHSA-qggc-pj29-j27m- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
One of the API in Mattermost version 6.4.1 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the authenticated members with restricted custom admin role to bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents.
- Record
CVE-2022-1332- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Restricted custom admin role can bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents
One of the API in Mattermost version 6.4.1 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the authenticated members with restricted custom admin role to bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents.
- Record
CVE-2022-1332- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qggc-pj29-j27m
Improper Privilege Management in Mattermost
One of the API in Mattermost version 6.4.1 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the authenticated members with restricted custom admin role to bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents. Per the Mattermost security updates page, versions 6.4.2, 6.3.5, 6.2.5, and 5.37.9 contain patches for this issue
- Record
GHSA-qggc-pj29-j27m- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mattermost-2022-1332 No score
One of the API in Mattermost version 6.4.1 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the authenticated members with restricted custom admin role to bypass the restrictions and view the server logs and server config.json file contents.
- Record
BIT-mattermost-2022-1332- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2022-0616 No score
Improper Privilege Management in Mattermost in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
Improper Privilege Management in Mattermost in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
- Record
GO-2022-0616- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6Go |
6.4.0 up to 6.4.2 | 6.4.2 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6Go |
6.3.0 up to 6.3.5 | 6.3.5 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6Go |
6.0.0 up to 6.2.5 | 6.2.5 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5Go |
before 5.37.9 | 5.37.9 |
mattermostBitnami |
5.37.0 up to 5.37.9, 6.2.0 up to 6.2.5, 6.3.0 up to 6.3.5, 6.4.0 up to 6.4.2 | 5.37.96.2.56.3.56.4.2 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo |
All versions | None known |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6Go |
6.0.0 up to 6.2.5, 6.3.0 up to 6.3.5, 6.4.0 up to 6.4.2 | 6.2.56.3.56.4.2 |
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-2022-1332 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mattermost, published April 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 6.4.2.