Auth bypass in Mattermost

CVE-2024-42000

Mattermost versions 9.10.x <= 9.10.2, 9.11.x <= 9.11.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.9 and 10.0.x <= 10.0.0 fail to properly authorize the requests to /api/v4/channels  which allows a User or System Manager, with "Read Groups" permission but with no access for channels to retrieve details about private channels that they were not a member of by sending a request to /api/v4/channels.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.1% 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-2024-42000: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42000?
CVE-2024-42000 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mattermost, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2024-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-42000?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.