Vulnerability · Published Feb 29, 2024 · Assigned by Mattermost
CVE-2024-1953
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in Mattermost from Mattermost. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Mattermost versions 8.1.x before 8.1.9, 9.2.x before 9.2.5, 9.3.0, and 9.4.x before 9.4.2 fail to limit the number of role names requested from the API, allowing an authenticated attacker to cause the server to run out of memory and crash by issuing an unusually large HTTP request.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server | 9.2.5+incompatible, 9.3.1+incompatible, 9.4.2+incompatible | GO-2024-2594 |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5 | no fix listed | GO-2024-2594 |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 | no fix listed | GO-2024-2594 |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | 8.1.9 | GHSA-vm9m-57jr-4pxh |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | 9.4.2 | GHSA-vm9m-57jr-4pxh |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | no fix listed | GO-2024-2594 |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | 9.3.1 | GHSA-vm9m-57jr-4pxh |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | 9.2.5 | GHSA-vm9m-57jr-4pxh |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mattermost | Mattermost | 9.4.0 – through 9.4.19.3.09.2.0 – through 9.2.48.1.0 – through 8.1.8 |
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L