Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2024 · Assigned by Mattermost

CVE-2024-42406Unauthorized access on archived channels

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control 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 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Mattermost versions 9.11.x <= 9.11.0, 9.10.x <= 9.10.1, 9.9.x <= 9.9.2 and 9.5.x <= 9.5.8 fail to properly authorize requests when viewing archived channels is disabled, which allows an attacker to retrieve post and file information about archived channels. Examples are flagged or unread posts as well as files.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mattermost Mattermost 9.11.09.10.0 – through 9.10.19.9.0 – through 9.9.29.5.0 – through 9.5.8

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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