CVE-2023-2281lowCWE-200

CVE-2023-2281: low-severity vulnerability in Mattermost

Archiving a team broadcasts unsanitized data over WebSockets

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No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 3.1epss 0.5%
When archiving a team, Mattermost fails to sanitize the related Websocket event sent to currently connected clients. This allows the clients to see the name, display name, description, and other data about the archived team.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products
Mattermost · Mattermost
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