CVE-2016-11074 Mattermost Server: Insufficient Password-Reset Link Invalidation

What is CVE-2016-11074?

CVE-2016-11074 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Mattermost Mattermost Server, published on 19 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.0.0. A password-reset link could be reused.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-11074?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server. It affects 1 product.

Products include Mattermost Mattermost Server.

How do I fix CVE-2016-11074?

Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to a fixed version for your release line: 3.0.0 or 3.0.0+incompatible.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2016-11074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-11074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mattermost Mattermost Server

• CVE-2025-12419 Account takeover on OAuth/OpenID-enabled servers Critical 9.9
• CVE-2025-12421 Account Takeover via Code Exchange Endpoint Critical 9.9
• CVE-2025-4981 Path Traversal Leading to RCE by Any Authenticated Mattermost User Critical 9.9
• CVE-2025-20051 Arbitrary file read via block duplication in Mattermost Boards Critical 9.9
• CVE-2025-25279 Arbitrary file read in Mattermost Boards via import & export board archive Critical 9.9

All Mattermost Mattermost Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j26g-95ph-2mwv, GO-2025-4059.