GHSA-wj4j-qc2m-fgh7

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wj4j-qc2m-fgh7
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/09/GHSA-wj4j-qc2m-fgh7/GHSA-wj4j-qc2m-fgh7.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-wj4j-qc2m-fgh7
Aliases
Published
2024-09-16T14:37:28Z
Modified
2024-09-16T20:29:23.360294Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 5.1 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Mattermost Desktop App Uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability
Details

Mattermost Desktop App versions <=5.8.0 fail to specify an absolute path when searching the cmd.exe file, which allows a local attacker who is able to put an cmd.exe file in the Downloads folder of a user's machine to cause remote code execution on that machine.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-16T07:15:02Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-427"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-09-16T20:14:50Z"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / mattermost-desktop

Package

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9.0