CVE-2024-38183: GroupMe Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2024-Sep

Released

2024-09-17

Last Updated

2024-12-12

EPSS Score

3.97% (percentile: 88.4%)

Description

An improper access control vulnerability in GroupMe allows an a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

FAQ

Why are there no links to an update or instructions with steps that must be taken to protect from this vulnerability? This vulnerability has already been fully mitigated by Microsoft. There is no action for users of this service to take. The purpose of this CVE is to provide further transparency. Please see Toward greater transparency: Unveiling Cloud Service CVEs for more information.

Affected Products (1)

Apps

• GroupMe

Acknowledgments

Guy Arazi with Microsoft

Revision History

• 2024-09-17: Information published.
• 2024-12-12: Corrected vulnerability description in the Executive Summary and updated one or more CVSS scores for the affected products. These are informational changes only.