CVE-2024-39810 Server crash via Elasticsearch certificate file

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

A privileged user can crash the Mattermost server by configuring an Elasticsearch CA path to a resource-consuming file like /dev/zero.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-39810?

CVE-2024-39810 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mattermost Mattermost, published on 22 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mattermost versions 9.5.x <= 9.5.7 and 9.10.x <= 9.10.0 fail to time limit and size limit the CA path file in the ElasticSearch configuration which allows a System Role with access to the Elasticsearch system console to add any file as a CA path field, such as /dev/zero and, after testing the connection, cause the application to crash.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39810?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mattermost Mattermost.

How do I fix CVE-2024-39810?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39810 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-39810 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39810 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-59w3-f5g7-27hp.

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