VDB-231737 · CVE-2023-2785 · GCVE-0-2023-2785

Mattermost Server Postgres Error Log Message resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mattermost Server. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Postgres Error Log Message Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-2785. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mattermost Server (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Postgres Error Log Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mattermost fails to properly truncate the postgres error log message of a search query failure allowing an attacker to cause the creation of large log files

The weakness was disclosed 06/16/2023. The advisory is shared at mattermost.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-2785 since 05/18/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Groupware Software

Vendor

Mattermost

Name

Server

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (Mattermost, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

05/18/2023 🔍
06/16/2023 +29 days 🔍
06/16/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/16/2023 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mattermost.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231737

Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2023 14:29
Changes: 06/16/2023 14:29 (48)
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Cache ID: 216::103