Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18878

 

Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18878

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30190
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18878
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mattermost Server
Software vendor:
Mattermost, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform service disruption.

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.3.0, 4.2.1, and 4.1.2. Knowledge of a session ID allows revoking another user's session.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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