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GHSA-h69v-mvh9-hfrq Mattermost Incorrect Authorization vulnerability

MEDIUM Published 2023-09-29 Modified 2023-10-03 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2023-5194
Ecosystem
Go
Packages
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8, github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-863
Reviewed
2023-09-29

Affected packages

• Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8: >= 8.1.0, < 8.1.1 → fixed in 8.1.1 • Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8: >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.2 → fixed in 8.0.2 • Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6: < 7.8.10 → fixed in 7.8.10

Description

Mattermost fails to properly validate permissions when demoting and deactivating a user allowing for a system/user manager to demote / deactivate another manager

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2023-5194 Mattermost fails to properly validate permissions when demoting and deactivating a user allowing for a system/user manager to demote /… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness

References