CVE-2024-28053
Resource Exhaustion via the Invitation Feature
Resource Exhaustion in Mattermost Server versions 8.1.x before 8.1.10 fails to limit the size of the payload that can be read and parsed allowing an attacker to send a very large email payload and crash the server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
3.1
Resource Exhaustion via the Invitation Feature
Resource Exhaustion in Mattermost Server versions 8.1.x before 8.1.10 fails to limit the size of the payload that can be read and parsed allowing an attacker to send a very large email payload and crash the server.
- Record
CVE-2024-28053- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-1049
3.1
Resource Exhaustion in Mattermost Server versions 8.1.x before 8.1.10 fails to limit the size of the payload that can be read and parsed allowing an attacker to send a very large email payload and crash the server.
- Record
EUVD-2024-1049- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqc8-rv37-79q5
3.1
Mattermost Server Resource Exhaustion
Resource Exhaustion in Mattermost Server versions 8.1.x before 8.1.10 fails to limit the size of the payload that can be read and parsed allowing an attacker to send a very large email payload and crash the server.
- Record
GHSA-qqc8-rv37-79q5- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
3.1
Resource Exhaustion in Mattermost Server versions 8.1.x before 8.1.10 fails to limit the size of the payload that can be read and parsed allowing an attacker to send a very large email payload and crash the server.
- Record
CVE-2024-28053- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
3.1
Resource Exhaustion via the Invitation Feature
Resource Exhaustion in Mattermost Server versions 8.1.x before 8.1.10 fails to limit the size of the payload that can be read and parsed allowing an attacker to send a very large email payload and crash the server.
- Record
CVE-2024-28053- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qqc8-rv37-79q5
3.1
Mattermost Server Resource Exhaustion
Resource Exhaustion in Mattermost Server versions 8.1.x before 8.1.10 fails to limit the size of the payload that can be read and parsed allowing an attacker to send a very large email payload and crash the server.
- Record
GHSA-qqc8-rv37-79q5- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mattermost-2024-28053 No score
Resource Exhaustion in Mattermost Server versions 8.1.x before 8.1.10 fails to limit the size of the payload that can be read and parsed allowing an attacker to send a very large email payload and crash the server.
- Record
BIT-mattermost-2024-28053- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2024-3334 No score
Mattermost Server Resource Exhaustion in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
Mattermost Server Resource Exhaustion in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
- Record
GO-2024-3334- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14603-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241218T202206-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241218T202206-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14603-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
before 0.0.0-20240209181221-674f549daf0e | 0.0.0-20240209181221-674f549daf0e |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo |
before 0.0.0-20240209181221-674f549daf0e | 0.0.0-20240209181221-674f549daf0e |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5Go |
before 0.0.0-20240209181221-674f549daf0e | 0.0.0-20240209181221-674f549daf0e |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6Go |
before 0.0.0-20240209181221-674f549daf0e | 0.0.0-20240209181221-674f549daf0e |
mattermostBitnami |
8.1.0 up to 8.1.10 | 8.1.10 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5Go |
All versions | None known |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6Go |
All versions | None known |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
All versions | None known |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0.0.20241218T202206-1.1 | 0.0.20241218T202206-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-28053 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.1) in Mattermost, published March 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. Fixed in github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 0.0.0-20240209181221-674f549daf0e.
References
mattermost.com/security-updates
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28053
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qqc8-rv37-79q5
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/28xxx/CVE-2024-28053.json
github.com/mattermost/mattermost
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/GN5BTYONDVDULOG3YURKUJNL2YZ2LDHU