Mattermost Desktop < 5.11.0 (macOS) (MMSA-2024-00403)

low Nessus Plugin ID 233019

Synopsis

Mattermost Desktop running on the remote host is affected by an authenticated code injection vulnerability.

Description

The version of Mattermost Desktop installed on the remote host is prior to 5.11.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the MMSA-2024-00403 advisory:

- Mattermost Desktop App versions <=5.10.0 explicitly declared unnecessary macOS entitlements which allows an attacker with remote access to bypass Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) via code injection.
(CVE-2025-1398)

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 5.11.0 or later.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 233019

File Name: mattermost_desktop_MMSA-2024-00403_mac.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 3/20/2025

Updated: 3/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1398

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mattermost:mattermost_desktop

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mattermost

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1398

IAVA: 2025-A-0191