CVE-2022-1003 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2022-1003

Sysadmin can override existing configs & bypass restrictions like EnableUploads

Vulnerability Description

One of the API in Mattermost version 6.3.0 and earlier fails to properly protect the permissions, which allows the system administrators to combine the two distinct privileges/capabilities in a way that allows them to override certain restricted configurations like EnableUploads.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Thanks to Rohitesh Gupta for contributing to this improvement under the Mattermost responsible disclosure policy.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Mattermost
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: March 18th, 2022
Last Modified: December 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-268

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.