High severity · published Dec 9, 2021
CVE-2021-37861
Mattermost 6.0.2 and earlier fails to sufficiently sanitize user's password in audit logs when user creation fails
7.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Mattermost 6.0.2 and earlier fails to sufficiently sanitize user's password in audit logs when user creation fails.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mattermost · Mattermost
through 6.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37861
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37861
Vendor Advisory
https://mattermost.com/security-updates/
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