CVE-2023-5875

Lack of Hardening against media exploitation from a remote origin

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Published Nov 2, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mattermost Desktop fails to correctly handle permissions or prompt the user for consent on certain sensitive ones allowing media exploitation from a malicious mattermost server

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Mattermost

Mattermost Desktop

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 5.5.0
`5.5.1`	unaffected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update Mattermost Desktop to versions 5.5.1 or higher.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58148	Mattermost Desktop fails to correctly handle permissions or prompt the user for consent on certain sensitive ones allowing media exploitation from a malicious mattermost server

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.392% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://mattermost.com/security-updates

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mattermost Mattermost Desktop

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 5, 2024, 6:12 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Mattermost
Published: Nov 2, 2023, 8:27 AM
Updated: Sep 5, 2024, 6:12 PM
Reserved: Oct 31, 2023, 10:43 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 2, 2023, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

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