#VU30179 Improper Authentication in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18908

 

#VU30179 Improper Authentication in Mattermost Server - CVE-2017-18908

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30179
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18908
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mattermost Server
Software vendor:
Mattermost, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.0.0, 3.10.2, and 3.9.2. A password-reset request was sometime sent to an attacker-provided e-mail address.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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