Mattermost fails to properly verify the permissions needed for viewing archived public channels, allowing a member of one team to get details about the archived public channels of another team via the GET /api/v4/teams//channels/deleted endpoint.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattermost_server | Mattermost | * | 8.1.7 (excluding) |
| Mattermost_server | Mattermost | 9.0.0 (including) | 9.0.5 (excluding) |
| Mattermost_server | Mattermost | 9.1.0 (including) | 9.1.4 (excluding) |
| Mattermost_server | Mattermost | 9.2.0 (including) | 9.2.3 (excluding) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: