Improper Privilege Management in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18885

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Improper Privilege Management in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18885

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30197
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18885
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mattermost Server
Software vendor:
Mattermost, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.3.0, 4.2.1, and 4.1.2. It allows attackers to gain privileges by accessing unintended API endpoints on a user's behalf.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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