CVE-2024-29221
Invite ID available to team admins even without the "Add Members" permission
Improper Access Control in Mattermost Server versions 9.5.x before 9.5.2, 9.4.x before 9.4.4, 9.3.x before 9.3.3, 8.1.x before 8.1.11 lacked proper access control in the /api/v4/users/me/teams endpoint allowing a team admin to get the invite ID of their team, thus allowing them to invite users, even if the "Add Members" permission was explicitly removed from team admins.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Invite ID available to team admins even without the "Add Members" permission
Improper Access Control in Mattermost Server versions 9.5.x before 9.5.2, 9.4.x before 9.4.4, 9.3.x before 9.3.3, 8.1.x before 8.1.11 lacked proper access control in the /api/v4/users/me/teams endpoint allowing a team admin to get the invite ID of their team, thus allowing them to invite users, even if the "Add Members" permission was explicitly removed from team admins.
- Record
CVE-2024-29221- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-1318
Improper Access Control in Mattermost Server versions 9.5.x before 9.5.2, 9.4.x before 9.4.4, 9.3.x before 9.3.3, 8.1.x before 8.1.11 lacked proper access control in the /api/v4/users/me/teams endpoint allowing a team admin to get the invite ID of their team, thus allowing them to invite users, even if the "Add Members" permission was explicitly removed from team admins.
- Record
EUVD-2024-1318- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w67v-ph4x-f48q
Mattermost Server Improper Access Control
Improper Access Control in Mattermost Server versions 9.5.x before 9.5.2, 9.4.x before 9.4.4, 9.3.x before 9.3.3, 8.1.x before 8.1.11 lacked proper access control in the /api/v4/users/me/teams endpoint allowing a team admin to get the invite ID of their team, thus allowing them to invite users, even if the "Add Members" permission was explicitly removed from team admins.
- Record
GHSA-w67v-ph4x-f48q- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Access Control in Mattermost Server versions 9.5.x before 9.5.2, 9.4.x before 9.4.4, 9.3.x before 9.3.3, 8.1.x before 8.1.11 lacked proper access control in the /api/v4/users/me/teams endpoint allowing a team admin to get the invite ID of their team, thus allowing them to invite users, even if the "Add Members" permission was explicitly removed from team admins.
- Record
CVE-2024-29221- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Invite ID available to team admins even without the "Add Members" permission
Improper Access Control in Mattermost Server versions 9.5.x before 9.5.2, 9.4.x before 9.4.4, 9.3.x before 9.3.3, 8.1.x before 8.1.11 lacked proper access control in the /api/v4/users/me/teams endpoint allowing a team admin to get the invite ID of their team, thus allowing them to invite users, even if the "Add Members" permission was explicitly removed from team admins.
- Record
CVE-2024-29221- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVGHSA-w67v-ph4x-f48q
Mattermost Server Improper Access Control
Improper Access Control in Mattermost Server versions 9.5.x before 9.5.2, 9.4.x before 9.4.4, 9.3.x before 9.3.3, 8.1.x before 8.1.11 lacked proper access control in the /api/v4/users/me/teams endpoint allowing a team admin to get the invite ID of their team, thus allowing them to invite users, even if the "Add Members" permission was explicitly removed from team admins.
- Record
GHSA-w67v-ph4x-f48q- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-mattermost-2024-29221 No score
Improper Access Control in Mattermost Server versions 9.5.x before 9.5.2, 9.4.x before 9.4.4, 9.3.x before 9.3.3, 8.1.x before 8.1.11 lacked proper access control in the /api/v4/users/me/teams endpoint allowing a team admin to get the invite ID of their team, thus allowing them to invite users, even if the "Add Members" permission was explicitly removed from team admins.
- Record
BIT-mattermost-2024-29221- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2024-2706 No score
Mattermost Server Improper Access Control in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server
Mattermost Server Improper Access Control in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server.
NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions.
(If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.)
The additional affected modules and versions are: github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 from v8.1.0 before v8.1.11.
- Record
GO-2024-2706- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
8.1.0 up to 8.1.11 | 8.1.11 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
9.5.0 up to 9.5.2 | 9.5.2 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
9.4.0 up to 9.4.4 | 9.4.4 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
9.3.0 up to 9.3.3 | 9.3.3 |
mattermostBitnami |
8.1.0 up to 8.1.11, 9.3.0 up to 9.3.3, 9.4.0 up to 9.4.4, 9.5.0 up to 9.5.2 | 8.1.119.3.39.4.49.5.2 |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-serverGo |
9.3.0+incompatible up to 9.3.3+incompatible, 9.4.0+incompatible up to 9.4.4+incompatible, 9.5.0+incompatible up to 9.5.2+incompatible | 9.3.3+incompatible9.4.4+incompatible9.5.2+incompatible |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5Go |
All versions | None known |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6Go |
All versions | None known |
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8Go |
All versions | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-29221 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Mattermost, published April 5, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. Fixed in github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 8.1.11.
References
mattermost.com/security-updates
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29221
github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/0dc03fbc6e3c9afb14137e72ab3fa6f5a0125b9c