Mattermost <=9.5.7 Team Admin Permission Bypass (Invite URL Disable)
CVE-2024-40884 Published on August 22, 2024
Unauthorized disabling of invite URL
Mattermost versions 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0 fail to properly enforce permissions which allows a team admin user without "Add Team Members" permission to disable the invite URL.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-40884 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2024-40884 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-40884
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Affected Versions
Mattermost:- Version 9.5.0, <= 9.5.7 is affected.
- Version 9.10.0 is affected.
- Version 9.11.0 is unaffected.
- Version 9.5.8 is unaffected.
- Version 9.10.1 is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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