4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-5270
Mattermost SAML to Email Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Mattermost versions 9.5.x <= 9.5.3, 9.7.x <= 9.7.1, 9.6.x <= 9.6.1 and 8.1.x <= 8.1.12 fail to check if the email signup configuration option is enabled when a user requests to switch from SAML to Email. This allows the user to switch their authentication mail from SAML to email and possibly edit personal details that were otherwise non-editable and provided by the SAML provider.

INFO

Published Date :

May 26, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 28, 2024, 12:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-5270 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mattermost mattermost_server
2 Mattermost mattermost
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://mattermost.com/security-updates

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  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Mattermost versions 9.5.x <= 9.5.3, 9.7.x <= 9.7.1, 9.6.x <= 9.6.1 and 8.1.x <= 8.1.12 fail to check if the email signup configuration option is enabled when a user requests to switch from SAML to Email. This allows the user to switch their authentication mail from SAML to email and possibly edit personal details that were otherwise non-editable and provided by the SAML provider.
    Added Reference Mattermost, Inc. https://mattermost.com/security-updates [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Mattermost, Inc. CWE-284
    Added CVSS V3.1 Mattermost, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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