Mattermost up to 9.2.1 Telemetry Run ID run path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mattermost up to 7.8.14/8.1.5/9.0.3/9.1.2/9.2.1. This affects an unknown function of the file /plugins/playbooks/api/v0/telemetry/run/ of the component Telemetry Run ID Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-45316. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mattermost up to 7.8.14/8.1.5/9.0.3/9.1.2/9.2.1. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file /plugins/playbooks/api/v0/telemetry/run/ of the component Telemetry Run ID Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mattermost fails to validate if a relative path is passed in /plugins/playbooks/api/v0/telemetry/run/ as a telemetry run ID, allowing an attacker to use a path traversal payload that points to a different endpoint leading to a CSRF attack.

The weakness was shared 12/12/2023 by Doyensec. It is possible to read the advisory at mattermost.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-45316 since 12/05/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 7.8.15, 8.1.6, 9.0.4, 9.1.3 or 9.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Groupware Software

Name

• Mattermost

Version

• 7.8.0
• 7.8.1
• 7.8.2
• 7.8.3
• 7.8.4
• 7.8.5
• 7.8.6
• 7.8.7
• 7.8.8
• 7.8.9
• 7.8.10
• 7.8.11
• 7.8.12
• 7.8.13
• 7.8.14
• 8.1.0
• 8.1.1
• 8.1.2
• 8.1.3
• 8.1.4
• 8.1.5
• 9.0.0
• 9.0.1
• 9.0.2
• 9.0.3
• 9.1.0
• 9.1.1
• 9.1.2
• 9.2.0
• 9.2.1

License

• open-source

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