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Insufficient permissions checks on teams

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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 properly enforce permissions which allows a user with systems manager role with read-only access to teams to perform write operations on teams.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-42497
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 01:16 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Insufficient permissions checks on teams

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Aug 2024, 15:17 UTC

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 properly enforce permissions which allows a user with systems manager role with read-only access to teams to perform write operations on teams.

osv:CVE-2024-42497
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42497",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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