CVE-2023-5195 A team member can soft delete other teams that they are not part of

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A team member can improperly soft delete teams they do not belong to due to insufficient permission validation in Mattermost.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-5195?

CVE-2023-5195 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mattermost Mattermost, published on 29 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mattermost fails to properly validate the permissions when soft deleting a team allowing a team member to soft delete other teams that they are not part of

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5195?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 and github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 GoFrom 8.0.08.0.2
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 GoFrom 8.0.08.0.2
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 GoFrom 8.1.08.1.1
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 GoFrom 8.1.08.1.1
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 GoAll versions7.8.10
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 GoAll versions7.8.10

Products include Mattermost Mattermost.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5195?

Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 to a fixed version for your release line: 8.0.2 or 8.1.1.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-5195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9hwp-cj7m-wjw4.

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