Medium severity · published Aug 22, 2024
CVE-2024-42497
Insufficient permissions checks on teams
4.9
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0, 9.8.x <= 9.8.2 fail to properly enforce permissions which allows a user with systems manager role with read-only access to teams to perform write operations on teams.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mattermost · Mattermost
9.9.0 through 9.9.1; 9.5.0 through 9.5.7; 9.10.0; 9.8.0 through 9.8.2 · source: vendor, CISA
MS
Mattermost Server · Mattermost
9.5.0 before 9.5.8; 9.8.0 before 9.8.3; 9.9.0 before 9.9.2; 9.10.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42497
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42497
Vendor Advisory
https://mattermost.com/security-updates
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