Mattermost doesn't validate that a username returned during bot registration belongs to a bot account

Mattermost versions 11.6.x = 11.6.1, 11.5.x = 11.5.4, 10.11.x = 10.11.15, 10.11.x = 10.11.16 fail to validate that a username returned during bot registration belongs to a bot account, which allows an unprivileged attacker to intercept private messages sent by plugins via direct message channels ...