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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-5968
Password hash in response body after username update
Vulnerability Description
Mattermost fails to properly sanitize the user object when updating the username, resulting in the password hash being included in the response body.
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:
- Juho Nurminen
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.8.12, 8.0.4, 8.1.3, 9.0.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 6th, 2023
Last Modified:
September 12th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N