Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Mattermost Server - CVE-2018-21261

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Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Mattermost Server - CVE-2018-21261

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30230
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21261
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 manipulate data.

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.8.1, 4.7.4, and 4.6.3. An e-mail invite accidentally included the team invite_id, which leads to unintended excessive invitation privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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