Improper Access Control Affecting github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server package, versions <8.1.9>=9.0.0 <9.2.5>=9.3.0 <9.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMATTERMOSTMATTERMOSTSERVER-6349063
  • published1 Mar 2024
  • disclosed29 Feb 2024
  • creditJuho Nurminen

Introduced: 29 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-1942  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server to version 8.1.9, 9.2.5, 9.3.1 or higher.

Overview

github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server is an open source Slack-alternative in Golang and React.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control due to the failure in sanitizing the metadata on posts containing permalinks under specific conditions. An attacker can access the contents of individual posts in channels they are not a member of by exploiting this vulnerability with authenticated access.

CVSS Scores

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