CVE-2023-4107Network attack vector

Administrator profile modification via missing target check

Published Aug 11, 2023 · Updated Oct 11, 2024

Incorrect authorization in Mattermost allows remote authenticated User Managers to alter a system administrator's profile through the user API. The user-update path accepts permission to edit other users without rejecting an administrative target before writing supplied email, first-name, or last-name fields. Reachability requires an Enterprise User Manager account; the bounded effect is unauthorized modification of those administrator identity fields.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in Mattermost allows remote authenticated User Managers to alter a system administrator's profile through the user API. The user-update path accepts permission to edit other users without rejecting an administrative target before writing supplied email, first-name, or last-name fields. Reachability requires an Enterprise User Manager account; the bounded effect is unauthorized modification of those administrator identity fields.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-4107
Published
Aug 11, 2023
Updated
Oct 11, 2024
Vendor
Mattermost
Product
Mattermost
Classifications
CWE-863, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 11, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=7.10.3
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <=7.8.7
  3. Affected versionversion=0 <=7.9.5
  4. Affected versionversion=7.10.0 <7.10.4
  5. Affected versionversion=7.8.0 <7.8.8
  6. Affected versionversion=7.9.0 <7.9.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Mattermost · Mattermostversion=0 <=7.10.3; version=0 <=7.8.7; version=0 <=7.9.5; version=7.10.0 <7.10.4; version=7.8.0 <7.8.8; version=7.9.0 <7.9.6

Published CVSS scores

6.7Mattermost, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1098Account Manipulation

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