CVE-2023-5522

Summary

CVE-2023-5522 refers to a vulnerability in Mattermost Mobile where the application fails to impose a limit on the number of Markdown elements in a post. This issue enables an attacker to send a message containing hundreds of emojis to a channel, resulting in the mobile app freezing when users attempt to view that particular channel. This can lead to disrupted communication and productivity for users. It is recommended that users update their Mattermost Mobile applications to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

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