Zulip Server 1.5.1 and below: Authenticated User Bypasses invite_by_admins_only Setting

CVE-2017-0896 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

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