High severity · published May 12, 2023
CVE-2023-2514
Mattermost Sever fails to redact the DB username and password before emitting an application log during server initialization
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Mattermost Sever fails to redact the DB username and password before emitting an application log during server initialization.
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)0.5% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mattermost · Mattermost
through 7.1.7; 7.7.0 through 7.7.3; 7.8.0 through 7.8.2; 7.9.0 through 7.9.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2514
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2514
Vendor Advisory
https://mattermost.com/security-updates
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