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CVE-2022-2408:
Mattermost vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-2408 affects the Guest account feature in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier. This security flaw was related to improper permission restrictions, which could potentially expose sensitive information to unauthorized users (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The CVSS v2.0 Base Score is 4.0 (MEDIUM) with the vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) and CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows guest users to fetch a list of all public channels in a team, even when they are not members of those channels. This represents an unauthorized access to information that should be restricted based on user permissions (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to a version newer than Mattermost 6.7.0 to address this vulnerability. The fix has been implemented in subsequent releases (Vendor Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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