CSRF in Mattermost

CVE-2024-40886

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 sanitize user inputs in the frontend that are used for redirection which allows for a one-click client-side path traversal that is leading to CSRF in User Management page of the system console.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-40886: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40886?
CVE-2024-40886 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mattermost, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2024-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-40886?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.