Medium severity · published Apr 5, 2024
CVE-2024-28949
DoS via a large number of User Preferences
6.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Mattermost Server versions 9.5.x before 9.5.2, 9.4.x before 9.4.4, 9.3.x before 9.3.3, 8.1.x before 8.1.11 don't limit the number of user preferences which allows an attacker to send a large number of user preferences potentially causing denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mattermost · Mattermost
9.5.0 through 9.5.1; 9.4.0 through 9.4.3; 9.3.0 through 9.3.2; 8.1.0 through 8.1.10 · source: vendor
MS
Mattermost Server · Mattermost
8.1.0 before 8.1.11; 9.3.0 before 9.3.3; 9.4.0 before 9.4.4; 9.5.0 before 9.5.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28949
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28949
Vendor Advisory
https://mattermost.com/security-updates
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