Improper Authentication in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18906

 

Improper Authentication in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18906

Published: June 19, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30177
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18906
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Mattermost, Inc.
Affected software:
Mattermost Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.0.0, 3.10.2, and 3.9.2, when Single Sign-On OAuth2 is used. An attacker could claim somebody else's account.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-18906

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources