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: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18916
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Mattermost Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18916
Install update from vendor's website.
Mattermost Server - update to 3.8.2