Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU30186

Improper Authentication in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18919

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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30186

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-2017-18919

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 non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.7.0 and 3.6.3. Attackers can use the API for unauthenticated team creation.

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