CVE-2024-39691CWE-280CWE-755

Malicious Matrix homeserver can leak truncated message content of messages it shouldn't have access to

Medium · published July 5, 2024

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

matrix-appservice-irc is a Node.js IRC bridge for the Matrix messaging protocol. The fix for GHSA-wm4w-7h2q-3pf7 / CVE-2024-32000 included in matrix-appservice-irc 2.0.0 relied on the Matrix homeserver-provided timestamp to determine whether a user has access to the event they're replying to when determining whether or not to include a truncated version of the original event in the IRC message. Since this value is controlled by external entities, a malicious Matrix homeserver joined to a room in which a matrix-appservice-irc bridge instance (before version 2.0.1) is present can fabricate the timestamp with the intent of tricking the bridge into leaking room messages the homeserver should not have access to. matrix-appservice-irc 2.0.1 drops the reliance on `origin_server_ts` when determining whether or not an event should be visible to a user, instead tracking the event timestamps internally. As a workaround, it's possible to limit the amount of information leaked by setting a reply template that doesn't contain the original message.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00498 · 41.7th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-280 · Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges; CWE-755 · Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Published
2024-07-05T18:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 JUL 18:42Z
    Malicious Matrix homeserver can leak truncated message content of messages it shouldn't have access to
    cvelistv5