CVE-2023-2792 Ephemeral messages return private channel contents in permalink previews

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can leak private channel contents via crafted ephemeral error messages in Mattermost, requiring a patch to prevent unauthorized data access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-2792?

CVE-2023-2792 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mattermost Mattermost, published on 16 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mattermost fails to sanitize ephemeral error messages, allowing an attacker to obtain arbitrary message contents by a specially crafted /groupmsg command.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2792?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mattermost Mattermost.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2792?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-2792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9v8g-3666-2499.

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