Mattermost Desktop App up to 5.8.0 Absolute Path cmd.exe uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mattermost Desktop App up to 5.8.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file cmd.exe of the component Absolute Path Handler. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-39613. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mattermost Desktop App up to 5.8.0. Affected is some unknown processing of the file cmd.exe of the component Absolute Path Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mattermost Desktop App versions <=5.8.0 fail to specify an absolute path when searching the cmd.exe file, which allows a local attacker who is able to put an cmd.exe file in the Downloads folder of a user's machine to cause remote code execution on that machine.

The weakness was disclosed by Spark. The advisory is available at mattermost.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-39613 since 09/10/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Desktop App 5.9.0

Timelineinfo

09/10/2024 🔍
09/16/2024 +6 days 🔍
09/16/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/20/2024 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mattermost.com
Researcher: Spark
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-39613 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-39613
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277542

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2024 10:41
Updated: 09/20/2024 19:31
Changes: 09/16/2024 10:41 (24), 09/16/2024 10:44 (32), 09/16/2024 11:28 (11), 09/20/2024 19:31 (12)
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Committer: sany
Cache ID: 216::103

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