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CVE-2024-37182

Lack of permissions prompting when opening external URLs

Published: Jun 14, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-693
NVD MITRE
4.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Mattermost Desktop App versions <=5.7.0 fail to correctly prompt for permission when opening external URLs which allows a remote attacker to force a victim over the Internet to run arbitrary programs on the victim's system via custom URI schemes.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-693NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

MattermostMattermost
On-premWeb App
Communications / messaging-chat
mattermost-desktopnpmOSS Libraries
mattermost desktopmattermost
On-premDesktop App
Communications / messaging-chat
mattermostcommercialUSCommunications
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://mattermost.com/security-updates
mattermost.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37182
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/commit/1c9fc719dc2b74495a05f7ebc90e92e7daa03e6d
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 14, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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