Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18916

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Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18916

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30183
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18916
CWE-ID: CWE-732
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 non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, and 3.6.7. API endpoint access control does not honor an integration permission restriction.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-18916

Install update from vendor's website.

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