Medium
Deactivated user can retain access using oauth2 api
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2023-2788
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 5 Nov 2026, 01:45 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Deactivated user can retain access using oauth2 api
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 16 Jun 2023, 08:58 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2023-2788
Complete source record
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