ghsa-37hr-348p-rmf4
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-23 20:17
Modified
2022-05-23 20:17
Severity ?
8.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Improper handling of multiline messages in node-irc affects matrix-appservice-irc
Details

matrix-appservice-irc provides an IRC bridge for Matrix. The vulnerability in node-irc allows an attacker to manipulate a Matrix user into executing IRC commands by having them reply to a maliciously crafted message. The vulnerability has been patched in matrix-appservice-irc 0.33.2. In terms of a workaround, users should refrain from replying to messages from untrusted participants in IRC-bridged Matrix rooms.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 0.33.1"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "matrix-appservice-irc"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.33.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-29166"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-74"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-05-23T20:17:07Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-05-05T23:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "matrix-appservice-irc provides an IRC bridge for Matrix. The vulnerability in node-irc allows an attacker to manipulate a Matrix user into executing IRC commands by having them reply to a maliciously crafted message. The vulnerability has been patched in matrix-appservice-irc 0.33.2. In terms of a workaround, users should refrain from replying to messages from untrusted participants in IRC-bridged Matrix rooms. ",
  "id": "GHSA-37hr-348p-rmf4",
  "modified": "2022-05-23T20:17:07Z",
  "published": "2022-05-23T20:17:07Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/security/advisories/GHSA-37hr-348p-rmf4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/node-irc/security/advisories/GHSA-52rh-5rpj-c3w6"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29166"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://matrix.org/blog/2022/05/04/0-34-0-security-release-for-matrix-appservice-irc-high-severity"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Improper handling of multiline messages in node-irc affects matrix-appservice-irc"
}


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