CVE-2023-5193
lowpriority · track · 11OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Mattermost fails to properly check permissions when retrieving a post allowing for a System Role with the permission to manage channels to read the posts of a DM conversation.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.5–4.9
ssvc
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affected products (9)
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- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6< 7.8.10osvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v88.0.0 → 8.0.2osvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v88.1.0 → 8.1.1osvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8
advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2252Mattermost: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-09-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Mattermost ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, Informationen offenzulegen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- GHSA-h8wh-f7gw-fwprMattermost Incorrect Authorization vulnerability2023-09-29ghsa · osvUS
Mattermost fails to properly check permissions when retrieving a post allowing for a System Role with the permission to manage channels to read the posts of a DM conversation.
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references (5)
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