What is CVE-2024-1942?

CVE-2024-1942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mattermost, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-02-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-1942?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mattermost

CVE-2024-1942

Mattermost versions 8.1.x before 8.1.9, 9.2.x before 9.2.5, and 9.3.0 fail to sanitize the metadata on posts containing permalinks under specific conditions, which allows an authenticated attacker to access the contents of individual posts in channels they are not a member of.

EPSS: 0.004 (28.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mattermost — versions 9.2.0, 8.1.0, 9.3.0
Mattermost Mattermost_server — versions 9.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

responsibledisclosure@mattermost.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1942?: CVE-2024-1942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mattermost, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-02-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-1942?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.