Overview
- Description
- matrix-appservice-irc is an open source Node.js IRC bridge for Matrix. Attackers can specify a specific string of characters, which would confuse the bridge into combining an attacker-owned channel and an existing channel, allowing them to grant themselves permissions in the channel. The vulnerability has been patched in matrix-appservice-irc 0.35.0. As a workaround operators may disable dynamic channel joining via `dynamicChannels.enabled` to prevent users from joining new channels, which prevents any new channels being bridged outside of what is already bridged, and what is specified in the config.
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 8.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 2.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
Weaknesses
- security-advisories@github.com
- CWE-269
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:matrix:matrix_irc_bridge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "755C37CD-5D52-4F2E-9A77-8BC02843CFDB",
"versionEndExcluding": "0.35.0"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]