Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Affecting github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-channel-export/server/pluginapi package, versions <1.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMATTERMOSTMATTERMOSTPLUGINCHANNELEXPORTSERVERPLUGINAPI-7814194
  • published 23 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 23 Aug 2024
  • credit c0rydoras

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-channel-export/server/pluginapi to version 1.0.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption due to the failure to restrict concurrent runs of the /export command. An attacker can cause the system to slow down or become unresponsive by running the /export command multiple times simultaneously.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
5.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    Low
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None