Improper Access Control Affecting github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 package, versions <7.8.13


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMATTERMOSTMATTERMOSTSERVERV6-6095001
  • published29 Nov 2023
  • disclosed27 Nov 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-6202  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 to version 7.8.13 or higher.

Overview

github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 is an open source, private cloud, Slack-alternative.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control due to the improper authorization in the /plugins/focalboard/api/v2/users endpoint. An attacker, who is a guest user and knows the ID of another user, can retrieve their information (e.g. name, surname, nickname) by exploiting this vulnerability. This is only exploitable if the attacker is a guest user and knows the ID of another user.

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