# CVE-2023-3582: Lack of channel membership check when linking a board to a channel

> An authenticated low-privileged user can link a board to a private channel they do not belong to, bypassing access controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-mattermost-2023-3582, GHSA-r9r2-6p7x-xrrr

## What is CVE-2023-3582?

CVE-2023-3582 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mattermost Mattermost Server, published on 17 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Mattermost fails to verify channel membership when linking a board to a channel allowing a low-privileged authenticated user to link a Board to a private channel they don't have access to,

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3582?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including mattermost. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mattermost` | Bitnami | From 7.8.0 | 7.8.7, 7.9.5, 7.10.3 |

Products: Mattermost Mattermost Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3582?

Upgrade mattermost to a fixed version for your release line: 7.8.7, 7.9.5 or 7.10.3.

## Is CVE-2023-3582 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3582 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mattermost Mattermost Server

- [CVE-2025-12419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12419/): Account takeover on OAuth/OpenID-enabled servers (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-12421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12421/): Account Takeover via Code Exchange Endpoint (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-4981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4981/): Path Traversal Leading to RCE by Any Authenticated Mattermost User (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-20051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20051/): Arbitrary file read via block duplication in Mattermost Boards (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-25279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25279/): Arbitrary file read in Mattermost Boards via import & export board archive (critical 9.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3582 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3582 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mattermost Mattermost Server, published on 17 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3582 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- mattermost (Bitnami): affected from 7.8.0; fixed in 7.8.7, 7.9.5, 7.10.3

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3582/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3582/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3582
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3582
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3582

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3582/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.