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Slack · Report #238260

Uninstalling Slack for Windows (64-bit), then reinstalling keeps you logged in without authentication

Validstatus
lowseverity
$500bounty
18upvotes
10 Nov 2020disclosed

How it was found

I understand that you are unlikely to consider bugs that require physical machine access, however this issue affected me directly and I was very surprised by it, so I felt it was important to report it in case it was not known.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Install the desktop Slack app for Windows (64-bit).
  2. Login to Slack
  3. Uninstall Slack
  4. Reinstall Slack

Result: You will automatically be logged back in to your account, even though you uninstalled Slack from your computer and did not enter a username/password to login to the fresh Slack installation.

The Slack uninstall process is fully automatic, there is no prompt or indication that there is data left behind. I believe it is reasonable to expect that when uninstalling Slack my session data should have been removed. If I am a user on a shared user account (for example, if I borrowed a computer and I installed Slack, but uninstalled it later), they can take full control of my account after the fact.

When testing this, I could access all of my messages and data, and even access the Slack admin panel for my team that I am an administrator of.

This report was disclosed publicly on HackerOne and belongs to its author and the program. See the original