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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.

  • Published: Jun 19, 2020
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2019-20857
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
mattermost / mattermost_server - 5.16.0