CVE-2022-36009CWE-863

Incorrect parsing of access level in gomatrixserverlib and dendrite

Medium · published August 19, 2022

CVSS v3.1
5.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
57.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

gomatrixserverlib is a Go library for matrix protocol federation. Dendrite is a Matrix homeserver written in Go, an alternative to Synapse. The power level parsing within gomatrixserverlib was failing to parse the `"events_default"` key of the `m.room.power_levels` event, defaulting the event default power level to zero in all cases. Power levels are the matrix terminology for user access level. In rooms where the `"events_default"` power level had been changed, this could result in events either being incorrectly authorised or rejected by Dendrite servers. gomatrixserverlib contains a fix as of commit `723fd49` and Dendrite 0.9.3 has been updated accordingly. Matrix rooms where the `"events_default"` power level has not been changed from the default of zero are not vulnerable. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.0 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00834 · 57.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2022-08-19T20:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 AUG 20:35Z
    Incorrect parsing of access level in gomatrixserverlib and dendrite
    cvelistv5