Improper Access Control Affecting github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/platform/services/sharedchannel package, versions >=9.8.0 <9.8.3 >=9.10.0 <9.10.1 >=9.9.0 <9.9.2 >=9.5.0 <9.5.8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMATTERMOSTMATTERMOSTSERVERPLATFORMSERVICESSHAREDCHANNEL-7786374
  • published 22 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 22 Aug 2024
  • credit Juho Forsén

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/platform/services/sharedchannel to version 9.8.3, 9.10.1, 9.9.2, 9.5.8 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control when shared channels are enabled, fail to redact remote users' original email addresses stored in user props when email addresses are otherwise configured not to be visible in the local server. An attacker can exploit this to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information by leveraging the visibility of email addresses.

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)
    Low
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    None
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None