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CVE-2024-23488 — server

LOW

CVE-2024-23488 is a low-severity (CVSS 3.1) CWE-284 vulnerability in github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8. A fix is available for github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Files of archived channels accessible with the “Allow users to view archived channels” option disabled

Also known asGHSA-xgxj-j98c-59rvGO-2024-2595
Published
Updated
Affected
2 pkgs
Patched
2 / 2
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 3, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

  • CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-23488.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs24th percentile — riskier than 24% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.27%0.54%0.81%0.2%0.3%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

2 pkgs affected
🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8🐹github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8

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Description

Mattermost fails to properly restrict the access of files attached to posts in an archived channel, resulting in members being able to access files of archived channels even if the “Allow users to view archived channels” option is disabled.

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐹Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8≥ 9.0.0&&< 9.4.29.4.2go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8@v9.4.2
🐹Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8all versions8.1.9go get github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8@v8.1.9

Affected Products

1 product · 2 configurations
Application
mattermost servermattermost
≥ 9.0.0 && < 9.4.2
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 to 9.4.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-23488 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.

Frequently Asked Questions

Mattermost fails to properly restrict the access of files attached to posts in an archived channel, resulting in members being able to access files of archived channels even if the “Allow users to view archived channels” option is disabled.
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CVE-2024-23488: server — Fixed in 9.4.2