First published: Tue Oct 17 2023(Updated: )
Mattermost Mobile fails to limit the maximum number of Markdown elements in a post allowing an attacker to send a post with hundreds of emojis to a channel and freeze the mobile app of users when viewing that particular channel.
Credit: responsibledisclosure@mattermost.com responsibledisclosure@mattermost.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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<2.8.0 | ||
<2.8.0 |
Update Mattermost Mobile to versions 2.8.0 or higher.
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The vulnerability ID of this Mattermost Mobile vulnerability is CVE-2023-5522.
The severity of CVE-2023-5522 is medium with a CVSS score of 4.3.
The affected software for CVE-2023-5522 is Mattermost Mobile on Android (up to version 2.8.0) and Mattermost Mobile on iPhone OS (up to version 2.8.0).
This vulnerability allows an attacker to send a post with hundreds of emojis to a channel, which can freeze the mobile app of users when viewing that particular channel.
To fix this vulnerability, users should update their Mattermost Mobile app to a version higher than 2.8.0.