CVE-2021-37864
What it is
Mattermost 6.1 and earlier fails to sufficiently validate permissions while viewing archived channels, which allows authenticated users to view contents of archived channels even when this is denied by system administrators by directly accessing the APIs.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 2.6 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-284 · Improper access control
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mattermost ≤ 6.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 2.6
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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