Improper Certificate Validation in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18918
Published: June 19, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30185
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18918
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to manipulate data.
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.7.3 and 3.6.5. A System Administrator can place a SAML certificate at an arbitrary pathname.
Affected software
Mattermost Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18918
Install update from vendor's website.
Mattermost Server - update to 3.7.3