PT-2020-13940 · Zulip · Zulip Server

Tom Daff · Published 2020-08-21 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-14215

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Zulip Server versions prior to 2.1.5

Description The issue is related to Incorrect Access Control. Specifically, the 0198 preregistrationuser invited as addition grants the administrator role to invitations, which is not intended.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.1.5, update to version 2.1.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-14215

Affected Products

Zulip Server

References · 3

• https://blog.zulip.com/2020/06/17/zulip-server-2-1-5-security-release · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14215 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14215 · Security Note