Improper Privilege Management in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18885
Published: June 19, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30197
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18885
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Mattermost Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18885
Install update from vendor's website.
Mattermost Server - update to 4.2.1