Mattermost 9.5.x/9.11.x DoS via Invalid Permalink Msg
CVE-2024-47003 Published on September 26, 2024
DoS via non-string message using permalink embed
Mattermost versions 9.11.x <= 9.11.0 and 9.5.x <= 9.5.8 fail to validate that the message of the permalink post is a string, which allows an attacker to send a non-string value as the message of a permalink post and crash the frontend.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-47003 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of 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 a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2024-47003 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-47003
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Affected Versions
Mattermost:- Version 9.11.0 is affected.
- Version 9.5.0, <= 9.5.8 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 is unaffected.
- Version 9.11.1 is unaffected.
- Version 9.5.9 is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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