CVE-2023-47865
Username and Icon override can be used by members when Hardened Mode is enabled
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 35th percentile. Fixed versions are out.
What to do
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- MattermostAffected: ≤ 8.1.3Upgrade to: after 8.1.3Affected: ≤ 7.8.12Upgrade to: after 7.8.12Fixed builds7.8.13, 8.1.4Stated by: CVE record
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Affected: < 8.1.4Upgrade to: 8.1.4Stated by: GitHub advisory
- Go github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6Affected: < 7.8.13Upgrade to: 7.8.13Stated by: GitHub advisory
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
Mattermost fails to check if hardened mode is enabled when overriding the username and/or the icon when posting a post. If settings allowed integrations to override the username and profile picture when posting, a member could also override the username and icon when making a post even if the Hardened Mode setting was enabled
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 35th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 941 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Scored 4.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
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