CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-18884

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Jun 19, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.3.0, 4.2.1, and 4.1.2. It allows attackers to gain privileges by using a registered OAuth application with personal access tokens.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Mattermost_serverMattermost*4.1.2 (excluding)
Mattermost_serverMattermost4.2.0 (including)4.2.1 (excluding)
Mattermost_serverMattermost4.3.0-rc1 (including)4.3.0-rc1 (including)
Mattermost_serverMattermost4.3.0-rc2 (including)4.3.0-rc2 (including)
Mattermost_serverMattermost4.3.0-rc3 (including)4.3.0-rc3 (including)
Mattermost_serverMattermost4.3.0-rc4 (including)4.3.0-rc4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

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