Improper Authentication in Mattermost Server - CVE-2018-21263
Published: June 19, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34221
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21263
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.7.0, 4.6.2, and 4.5.2. An attacker could authenticate to a different user's account via a crafted SAML response.
Affected software
Mattermost Server
How to mitigate CVE-2018-21263
Install update from vendor's website.