CVE-2023-2808: Lack of URL normalization allows rendering previews for disallowed domains

4.3 CVSS

Description

Mattermost fails to normalize UTF confusable characters when determining if a preview should be generated for a hyperlink, allowing an attacker to trigger link preview on a disallowed domain using a specially crafted link.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2023-2808

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.3

Affected Products

Vendor: Mattermost

Product: Mattermost

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 26.2% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://mattermost.com/security-updates/

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