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Missing Authorization

CVE-2022-1384

High
8.8/10

Summary

Mattermost version 6.4.x prior to 6.5.0 fails to properly check the plugin version when a plugin is installed from the Marketplace, which allows an authenticated and an authorized user to install and exploit an old plugin version from the Marketplace which might have known vulnerabilities.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

The missing authorization vulnerability occurs when a software program allows users to access privileged parts of the program without verifying the user credentials. Impact of such a vulnerability depends on the resources employed by the software, ranging from account takeover to sensitive information exposure, denial of service, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published