Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU30185

Improper Certificate Validation in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18918

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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30185

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18918

CWE-ID: CWE-295

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Mattermost Server

Software vendor:
Mattermost, Inc.

Description

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.

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