Files of archived channels accessible with the “Allow users to view archived channels” option disabled
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 17/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.31% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) 9.4.2+incompatible; github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) 9.4.2, 8.1.9.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server (Go) 9.4.2+incompatible; github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 (Go) 9.4.2, 8.1.9 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Feb 29, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 23th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-284
Report tools
Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 4.3
- CNA · Mattermost
- 3.1
- 1.2 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mattermost | mattermost server | cpe:2.3:a:mattermost:mattermost_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mattermost mattermost serverbefore 8.1.9
- mattermost mattermost server9.0.0 and later · before 9.4.2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Mattermost). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Mattermost Mattermost
- 9.5.0, 9.4.2, 8.1.9not affected
- up to and including 8.1.8affected · semver
- up to and including 9.4.1affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server | from 9.0.0+incompatible · before 9.4.2+incompatible | 9.4.2+incompatible |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5 | from 0 | — |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6 | from 0 | — |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | from 0 | — |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | from 9.0.0 · before 9.4.2 | 9.4.2 |
| Go | github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | before 8.1.9 | 8.1.9 |
Same product
mattermost: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-4858Path traversal in integration action URL leading to arbitrary API execution via system admin’s auth token.39Monitor
- CVE-2025-12421Account Takeover via Code Exchange Endpoint39Monitor
- CVE-2025-12419Account takeover on OAuth/OpenID-enabled servers39Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-1402Feb 9, 2024 · Denial of service in mattermost mobile apps and server via emoji reactions17Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-1887Feb 29, 2024 · Public channel post content accessible without membership when compliance export is enabled17Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-23493Feb 29, 2024 · Team associated AD/LDAP Groups Leaked due to missing authorization26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Go:github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server | 9.4.2+incompatible | Package registry (OSV) |
| Go:github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | 8.1.9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Go:github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8 | 9.4.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- BhaRat (hackit_bharat)finder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-41144154 days apartMalicious remote can create/update/delete arbitrary posts in arbitrary channels28Monitor
- CVE-2024-244736 days apartMattermost versions 8.1.x before 8.1.11, 9.3.x before 9.3.3, 9.4.x before 9.4.4, and 9.5.x before 9.5.2 fail to authenticate the source of c26Monitor
- CVE-2024-3185987 days apartMember promoted to channel admin via playbooks run linking to channel25Monitor
- CVE-2024-3204587 days apartPlaybook run link to private channel grants channel access23Monitor
- CVE-2023-654779 days apartPlaybooks access/modification by removed team member21Monitor
- CVE-2024-39837154 days apartMalicious remote can create arbitrary channels21Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-284 · Improper Access ControlCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Embedding Scripts within ScriptsCAPEC-19likelihood: High · High
- Malicious Logic InsertionCAPEC-441likelihood: Medium · High
- Modification of Windows Service ConfigurationCAPEC-478likelihood: Low · High
- Malicious Root CertificateCAPEC-479likelihood: Low · Low
- Intent SpoofCAPEC-502
- WebView ExposureCAPEC-503
- Data Injected During ConfigurationCAPEC-536likelihood: Low · High
- Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant EnvironmentCAPEC-546likelihood: Low · Medium
ATT&CK techniques
- RootkitT1014
- Obfuscated Files or Information: Embedded PayloadsT1027.009
- Boot or Logon Initialization ScriptsT1037
- Taint shared contentT1080
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLLT1505.005
- Pre-OS Boot:BootkitT1542.003
- Create or Modify System ProcessT1543
- Create or Modify System Process: Launch AgentT1543.001
- Create or Modify System Process:Windows ServiceT1543.003
- Create or Modify System Process: Launch DaemonT1543.004
- Event Triggered Execution:Change Default File AssociationT1546.001
- Event Triggered Execution:.bash_profile and .bashrcT1546.004
- Event Triggered Execution: Accessibility FeaturesT1546.008
- Event Triggered Execution: Installer PackagesT1546.016
- Boot or Logon Autostart ExecutionT1547
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution:Kernel Modules and ExtensionsT1547.006
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.