CVE-2024-40648CWE-287

`UserIdentity::is_verified` not checking verification status of own user identity while performing the check in matrix-rust-sdk

Medium · published July 18, 2024

CVSS v3.1
5.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

matrix-rust-sdk is an implementation of a Matrix client-server library in Rust. The `UserIdentity::is_verified()` method in the matrix-sdk-crypto crate before version 0.7.2 doesn't take into account the verification status of the user's own identity while performing the check and may as a result return a value contrary to what is implied by its name and documentation. If the method is used to decide whether to perform sensitive operations towards a user identity, a malicious homeserver could manipulate the outcome in order to make the identity appear trusted. This is not a typical usage of the method, which lowers the impact. The method itself is not used inside the `matrix-sdk-crypto` crate. The 0.7.2 release of the `matrix-sdk-crypto` crate includes a fix. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00280 · 19.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
Published
2024-07-18T16:45Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 JUL 16:45Z
    `UserIdentity::is_verified` not checking verification status of own user identity while performing the check in matrix-rust-sdk
    cvelistv5