CVE-2023-6202
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Mattermost fails to perform proper authorization in the /plugins/focalboard/api/v2/users endpoint allowing an attacker who is a guest user and knows the ID of another user to get their information (e.g. name, surname, nickname) via Mattermost Boards.
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weaknesses
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affected products (10)
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- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6< 7.8.13osvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8< 8.1.4osvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v89.0.0 → 9.0.2osvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v89.1.0 → 9.1.1osvUSpkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8
advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2763Mattermost: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2023-10-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Mattermost ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
- GHSA-85jj-c9jr-9jhxMattermost Improper Access Control vulnerability2023-11-27ghsa · osvUS
Mattermost fails to perform proper authorization in the `/plugins/focalboard/api/v2/users` endpoint allowing an attacker who is a guest user and knows the ID of another user to get their information (e.g. name, surname, nickname) via Mattermost Boards.
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references (3)
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