Improper Access Control Affecting github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/platform/services/sharedchannel package, versions <9.5.7 >=9.7.0 <9.7.6 >=9.8.0 <9.8.2 >=9.9.0 <9.9.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMATTERMOSTMATTERMOSTSERVERPLATFORMSERVICESSHAREDCHANNEL-7577961
  • published 2 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 1 Aug 2024
  • credit Juho Forsén

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/platform/services/sharedchannel to version 9.5.7, 9.7.6, 9.8.2, 9.9.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control via the channel invitation process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to local channels by sending an invite with the ID of an existing local channel, which then becomes shared without the consent of the local admin.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

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