CVE-2024-8071

Aug. 23, 2024, 3:34 p.m.

Tags

CWE-284
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NVD-CWE-Other
2024-08-22
CVE-2024-8071

CVSS Score

7.2 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
mattermost
  • mattermost
  • *

Description

Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0 and 9.8.x <= 9.8.2 fail to restrict which roles can promote a user as system admin which allows a System Role with edit access to the permissions section of system console to update their role (e.g. member) to include the `manage_system` permission, effectively becoming a System Admin.

Weaknesses

CWE-284
Improper Access Control

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

CWE ID: 284

Date

Published: Aug. 22, 2024, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Aug. 23, 2024, 3:34 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

responsibledisclosure@mattermost.com

CPEs

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a mattermost mattermost / / / / / / / /
a mattermost mattermost / / / / / / / /
a mattermost mattermost / / / / / / / /
a mattermost mattermost / / / / / / / /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
7.2
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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