CVE-2024-42411 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-42411

User creation date manipulation in POST /api/v4/users

Vulnerability Description

Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.1, 9.5.x <= 9.5.7, 9.10.x <= 9.10.0, 9.8.x <= 9.8.2 fail to restrict the input in POST /api/v4/users which allows a user to manipulate the creation date in POST /api/v4/users tricking the admin into believing their account is much older.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • DoyenSec

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Mattermost
Vulnerable Versions:
9.9.0, 9.5.0, 9.10.0, 9.8.0, 9.11.0, 9.9.2, 9.5.8, 9.10.1, 9.8.3

Timeline

Official Publish: August 22nd, 2024
Last Modified: August 22nd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-754

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service
Impact
T1562 Impair Defenses
Defense Evasion
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection