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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.2

CVE-2023-2788 json

Deactivated user can retain access using oauth2 api

published 2023-06-16 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-34244

cvss
6.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Mattermost fails to check if an admin user account active after an oauth2 flow is started, allowing an attacker with admin privileges to retain persistent access to Mattermost by obtaining an oauth2 access token while the attacker's account is deactivated.

Patch / fix

  • Mattermost Mattermost 7.1.10, 7.8.5, 7.9.4, 7.10.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
23 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • Mattermost Mattermost

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization
  • CWE-613 DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration

References

Sources

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