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SCA: security update for github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6, github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (GHSA-h69v-mvh9-hfrq)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 415517

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Mattermost fails to properly validate permissions when demoting and deactivating a user allowing for a
 system/user manager to demote / deactivate another manager (CVE-2023-5194)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h69v-mvh9-hfrq

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 415517

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5194

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-5194

cwe: CWE-863