Input validation error in Mattermost Server - CVE-2019-20854
Published: June 19, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34236
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20854
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 5.17.0. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client-side application crash) via a LaTeX message.
Affected software
Mattermost Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-20854
Install update from vendor's website.
Mattermost Server - update to 5.17.0