Medium severity · published Dec 16, 2024
CVE-2024-48872
Bypass of "Max failed attempts" restriction via race condition
4.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Mattermost versions 10.1.x <= 10.1.2, 10.0.x <= 10.0.2, 9.11.x <= 9.11.4, and 9.5.x <= 9.5.12 fail to prevent concurrently checking and updating the failed login attempts. which allows an attacker to bypass of "Max failed attempts" restriction and send a big number of login attempts before being blocked via simultaneously sending multiple login requests
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mattermost · Mattermost
10.1.0 through 10.1.2; 10.0.0 through 10.0.2; 9.11.0 through 9.11.4; 9.5.0 through 9.5.12 · source: vendor
MS
Mattermost Server · Mattermost
9.5.0 before 9.5.13; 9.11.0 before 9.11.5; 10.0.0 before 10.0.3; 10.1.0 before 10.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48872
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48872
Vendor Advisory
https://mattermost.com/security-updates
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