CVE-2019-20857

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.16.0. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (markdown renderer hang) via many backtick characters.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 59%
VendorProductVersion
mattermostmattermost_server
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< 5.16.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
References
https://mattermost.com/security-updates/
https://mattermost.com/security-updates/