What is CVE-2024-42497?

CVE-2024-42497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mattermost, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2024-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2024-42497?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mattermost

CVE-2024-42497

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 properly enforce permissions which allows a user with systems manager role with read-only access to teams to perform write operations on teams.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Mattermost — versions 9.9.0, 9.5.0, 9.10.0
Mattermost Mattermost_server — versions 9.10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

responsibledisclosure@mattermost.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42497?: CVE-2024-42497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mattermost, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2024-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-42497?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.