SB2020061967 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Mattermost, Mattermost Server



SB2020061967 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Mattermost, Mattermost Server

Published: June 19, 2020 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020061967
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20845)

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.18.0. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large Slack import.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20846)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.18.0. It has weak permissions for server-local file storage.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20847)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.18.0. An attacker can send a user_typing WebSocket event to any channel.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.