CVE-2023-5969 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Mattermost Mattermost-server V6

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 70.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Github.com Mattermost Mattermost-server V6Github.com Mattermost Mattermost Server V8Mattermost
Timeline
PublishedNov 6

Description

Mattermost fails to properly sanitize the request to /api/v4/redirect_location allowing an attacker, sending a specially crafted request to /api/v4/redirect_location, to fill up the memory due to caching large items.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5mattermost/mattermost7.8.11+3
▶NVDmattermost/mattermost8.0.0 — 8.0.3+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
Denial of Service via Link Preview in /api/v4/redirect_location↗2023-11-06
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OSV
Mattermost vulnerable to excessive memory consumption↗2023-11-06
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GHSA
Mattermost vulnerable to excessive memory consumption↗2023-11-06
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CVE-2023-5969 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | cvebase