CVE-2017-18898: github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server fixed in 4.2.0+incompatible, 4.2.0, 4.1.1+incompatible and 3 more

CVE-2017-18898 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM

Mattermost Server is vulnerable to DoS through maliciously crafted posts

Reported by mitre · Published June 19, 2020

github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server is fixed in 4.2.0+incompatible, 4.2.0, 4.1.1+incompatible and 3 more (Go Modules)

An issue was discovered in Mattermost Server before 4.2.0, 4.1.1, and 4.0.5. It allows crafted posts that potentially cause a web browser to hang.

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server	Go Modules	4.2.0+incompatible, 4.2.0, 4.1.1+incompatible, 4.1.1, 4.0.5+incompatible, 4.0.5
mattermost_server	mattermost	4.1.1, 4.0.5

CVSS 3.1

5.300000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a
github.com	mattermost/mattermost-server	0, 4.1.0, 4.2.0-rc1
n/a	n/a	*

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2017-18898
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2017-18898

Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:

curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2017-18898/fixes/registry"

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