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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-18909

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.9.0 when SAML is used. Encryption and signature verification are not mandatory.

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CVE-2017-18909
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1 Nov 2026, 04:57 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2017-18909

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Jun 2020, 19:15 UTC

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.9.0 when SAML is used. Encryption and signature verification are not mandatory.

osv:CVE-2017-18909
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18909",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.9.0 when SAML is used. Encryption and signature verification are not mandatory.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-18909",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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        "GHSA-r6j5-fqx9-7qv9",
        "GO-2026-4478"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "repo": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
                {
                  "fixed": "ae3a62ef95e22ff67236e8addb1e4ca005307443"
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              "database_specific": {
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          ],
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:23.407079751Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://mattermost.com/security-updates/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-18909",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430912,
  "published_at": "2020-06-19T19:15:11.827+00:00"
}