Improper Access Control Affecting github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/channels/api4/ package, versions >=9.5.0 <9.5.8>=9.8.0 <9.8.3>=9.10.0 <9.10.1>=9.9.0 <9.9.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMATTERMOSTMATTERMOSTSERVERCHANNELSAPI4-7786435
  • published22 Aug 2024
  • disclosed22 Aug 2024
  • creditBhaRat

Introduced: 22 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-8071  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/channels/api4/ to version 9.5.8, 9.8.3, 9.10.1, 9.9.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control through the permissions section of the system console. An attacker can elevate their privileges by modifying their role to include the manage_system permission.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1