GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-5ghq-28r7-qwfj Mattermost Server does not restrict SAML certificate path for System Administrators
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2017-18918
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22
- Reviewed
- 2026-02-06
Affected packages
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: < 3.6.5 → fixed in 3.6.5
• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server: >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.3 → fixed in 3.7.3
Description
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.7.3 and 3.6.5. A System Administrator can place a SAML certificate at an arbitrary pathname.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2017-18918 An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 3.7.3 and 3.6.5. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18918 advisory
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/8ec37570742b67fd640bb3434ea226c655dbf408 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/a12e7fdca439948ab097431d68e8f59778fbab81 web
- https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost package
- https://mattermost.com/security-updates web