CVE-2018-21263 json
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.7.0, 4.6.2, and 4.5.2.
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-13778
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.7.0, 4.6.2, and 4.5.2. An attacker could authenticate to a different user's account via a crafted SAML response.
Patch / fix
- mattermost mattermost_server 4.5.2, 4.6.2
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0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
-
mattermost.com
/security-updates/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-21263
- NVD CVE-2018-21263
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