GHSA-WM4W-7H2Q-3PF7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-11 20:17 – Updated: 2024-04-15 19:42Impact
The matrix-appservice-irc before version 2.0.0 can be exploited to leak the truncated body of a message if a malicious user sends a Matrix reply to an event ID they don't have access to. As a precondition to the attack, the malicious user needs to know the event ID of the message they want to leak, as well as to be joined to both the Matrix room and the IRC channel it is bridged to.
The message reply containing the leaked message content is visible to IRC channel members when this happens.
Patches
matrix-appservice-irc 2.0.0 checks whether the user has permission to view an event before constructing a reply. Administrators should upgrade to this version.
Workarounds
It's possible to limit the amount of information leaked by setting a reply template that doesn't contain the original message. See these lines in the configuration file.
References
https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/pull/1799
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at security at matrix.org.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "matrix-appservice-irc"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.0.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-32000"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-280"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-11T20:17:49Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-12T20:15:53Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "### Impact\n\nThe matrix-appservice-irc before version 2.0.0 can be exploited to leak the truncated body of a message if a malicious user sends a Matrix reply to an event ID they don\u0027t have access to. As a precondition to the attack, the malicious user needs to know the event ID of the message they want to leak, as well as to be joined to both the Matrix room and the IRC channel it is bridged to.\n\nThe message reply containing the leaked message content is visible to IRC channel members when this happens.\n\n### Patches\n\nmatrix-appservice-irc 2.0.0 checks whether the user has permission to view an event before constructing a reply. Administrators should upgrade to this version.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIt\u0027s possible to limit the amount of information leaked by setting a reply template that doesn\u0027t contain the original message. See [these lines](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/blob/d5d67d1d3ea3f0f6962a0af2cc57b56af3ad2129/config.sample.yaml#L601-L604) in the configuration file.\n\n### References\nhttps://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/pull/1799\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [security at matrix.org](mailto:security@matrix.org).",
"id": "GHSA-wm4w-7h2q-3pf7",
"modified": "2024-04-15T19:42:06Z",
"published": "2024-04-11T20:17:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/security/advisories/GHSA-wm4w-7h2q-3pf7"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32000"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/pull/1799"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/commit/4af7d3009f10b1f2fb810784c1e491d9d3bee82b"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/blob/d5d67d1d3ea3f0f6962a0af2cc57b56af3ad2129/config.sample.yaml#L601-L604"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Matrix IRC Bridge truncated content of messages can be leaked"
}
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.