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Vulnerability Instance

Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

GET /api/vulnerabilities/42018?format=api
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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/42018?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-qe6t-ewky-x7bv",
    "summary": "Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.0, 9.5.x <= 9.5.6, 9.7.x <= 9.7.5, 9.8.x <= 9.8.1 fail to disallow the modification of local users when syncing users in shared channels. which allows a malicious remote to overwrite an existing local user.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2024-36492"
        },
        {
            "alias": "GHSA-56mc-f9w7-2wxq"
        }
    ],
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        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/372630?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8@9.9.0",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-31aj-h54r-z7a5"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-3mh1-4b13-zka9"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-cdt4-nz3s-43bv"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-g46g-dzk8-7kc7"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-gf5y-7stz-5fbm"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-gs7a-bcps-3yge"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-jj74-m9xz-cfcr"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kf2k-v6yx-x7bx"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qe6t-ewky-x7bv"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:golang/github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8@9.9.0"
        }
    ],
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            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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                    "value": "0.00207",
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        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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                },
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            ],
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        },
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            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-3025",
            "reference_id": "",
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            "url": "https://mattermost.com/security-updates"
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        {
            "cwe_id": 284,
            "name": "Improper Access Control",
            "description": "The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor."
        }
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    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": "4.0 - 7.4",
    "exploitability": "0.5",
    "weighted_severity": "6.7",
    "risk_score": 3.4,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-qe6t-ewky-x7bv"
}