Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18900

 

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18900

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30211
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-2017-18900
CWE-ID: CWE-74
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 4.1.0, 4.0.4, and 3.10.3. It allows CSV injection via a compliance report.


Affected software

Mattermost Server

How to mitigate CVE-2017-18900

Install update from vendor's website.

Mattermost Server - update to 4.0.4

External References

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