# CVE-2017-0896: Zulip Server 1.5.1 and below suffer from an error in the implementation of the invite\_by\_admins\_only setting in the Zulip group chat applica

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-02 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Zulip Zulip Server: version range not reported

## Description

Zulip Server 1.5.1 and below suffer from an error in the implementation of the invite_by_admins_only setting in the Zulip group chat application server that allowed an authenticated user to invite other users to join a Zulip organization even if the organization was configured to prevent this.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Zulip Zulip Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/zulip-announce/sUYeJv-fFmg/2TU2TLmNAwAJ
- https://hackerone.com/reports/224210
- https://github.com/zulip/zulip/commit/1f48fa27672170bba3b9a97384905bb04c18761b

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