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Mattermost Desktop < 5.9.0 (Windows) (MMSA-2024-00307)

high Nessus Plugin ID 207454

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of Mattermost Desktop installed on the Windows remote host is prior to 5.9.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the MMSA-2024-00307 advisory.

 - Mattermost versions < 5.9.0 Desktop app failed to use an absolute path when searching the cmd.exe file, which allowed a local attacker who was able to put an cmd.exe file in the Downloads folder of a user's machine to cause remote code execution on that machine.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mattermost Desktop version 5.9.0 or later.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 207454

File Name: mattermost_desktop_MMSA_2024-00307_win.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/19/2024

Updated: 10/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-39613

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mattermost:mattermost_desktop

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mattermost

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-39613

IAVA: 2024-A-0583