CVE-2016-11072: Mattermost Server's Session ID and Session Token are potentially compromised

May 24, 2022 (updated October 22, 2025)

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.0.2. The purposes of a session ID and a Session Token were mishandled.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-43m6-wvc8-2m7j
github.com/mattermost/mattermost
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/ac509b114df1c1b4b841eded74fb797805e0162d
mattermost.com/security-updates
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-11072

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