CVE-2022-2366
Incorrect defaults can cause attackers to bypass rate limitations
Incorrect default configuration for trusted IP header in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier allows attacker to bypass some of the rate limitations in place or use manipulated IPs for audit logging via manipulating the request headers.
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
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Incorrect defaults can cause attackers to bypass rate limitations
Incorrect default configuration for trusted IP header in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier allows attacker to bypass some of the rate limitations in place or use manipulated IPs for audit logging via manipulating the request headers.
- Record
CVE-2022-2366- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-34634
Incorrect default configuration for trusted IP header in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier allows attacker to bypass some of the rate limitations in place or use manipulated IPs for audit logging via manipulating the request headers.
- Record
EUVD-2022-34634- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8xxp-2g7w-ph6m
Incorrect default configuration for trusted IP header in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier...
Incorrect default configuration for trusted IP header in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier allows attacker to bypass some of the rate limitations in place or use manipulated IPs for audit logging via manipulating the request headers.
- Record
GHSA-8xxp-2g7w-ph6m- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect default configuration for trusted IP header in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier allows attacker to bypass some of the rate limitations in place or use manipulated IPs for audit logging via manipulating the request headers.
- Record
CVE-2022-2366- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Incorrect defaults can cause attackers to bypass rate limitations
Incorrect default configuration for trusted IP header in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier allows attacker to bypass some of the rate limitations in place or use manipulated IPs for audit logging via manipulating the request headers.
- Record
CVE-2022-2366- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mattermost-2022-2366 No score
Incorrect default configuration for trusted IP header in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier allows attacker to bypass some of the rate limitations in place or use manipulated IPs for audit logging via manipulating the request headers.
- Record
BIT-mattermost-2022-2366- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mattermostBitnami |
before 6.3.9, 6.4.0 up to 6.5.2, 6.6.0 up to 6.6.2, 6.7.0 to 6.7.0 | 6.3.96.5.26.6.2 |
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-2022-2366 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Mattermost, published July 11, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in mattermost 6.3.9.