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

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMATTERMOSTMATTERMOSTSERVERPLATFORMSERVICESSHAREDCHANNEL-7577961
  • published2 Aug 2024
  • disclosed1 Aug 2024
  • creditJuho Forsén

Introduced: 1 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-39777  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

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