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CVE-2024-39361:
Mattermost vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Mattermost versions 9.8.0, 9.7.x <= 9.7.4, 9.6.x <= 9.6.2 and 9.5.x <= 9.5.5 contain a vulnerability where users can specify a RemoteId for their posts. This vulnerability was assigned CVE-2024-39361 and allows attackers to specify both a remoteId and the post ID, resulting in creating posts with user-defined post IDs (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM) by NIST with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L. Mattermost's own assessment rated it lower at 3.1 (LOW) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L. The vulnerability is related to improper access control (CWE-284) (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability can cause broken functionality in the channel or thread with user-defined posts (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to the fixed versions: 9.5.6, 9.6.3, 9.7.4, or 9.8.1 (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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