CVE-2023-5196
Mattermost Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Description
Mattermost fails to enforce character limits in all possible notification props allowing an attacker to send a really long value for a notification_prop resulting in the server consuming an abnormal quantity of computing resources and possibly becoming temporarily unavailable for its users.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 29, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2023, 6:03 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2023-5196
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-5196.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://mattermost.com/security-updates | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-5196 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://mattermost.com/security-updates No Types Assigned https://mattermost.com/security-updates Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-400 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.8.10 *cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.0.2 *cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.0 up to (excluding) 8.1.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-5196 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-5196
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.01%
score
0.21838
percentile