CVE-2023-1775

Unsanitized events sent over Websocket to regular users in a High Availability environment

Description

When running in a High Availability configuration, Mattermost fails to sanitize some of the user_updated and post_deleted events broadcast to all users, leading to disclosure of sensitive information to some of the users with currently connected Websocket clients.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Update Mattermost to version v7.8.0, v7.1.6, v7.7.2, or higher.

Categories

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory mattermost.com
Affected: Mattermost Mattermost
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-1775?
CVE-2023-1775 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-1775?
To fix CVE-2023-1775: Update Mattermost to version v7.8.0, v7.1.6, v7.7.2, or higher.
Is CVE-2023-1775 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-1775 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-1775?
CVE-2023-1775 affects Mattermost Mattermost.
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