8.6 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
45.5%
Matrix Javascript SDK is the Matrix Client-Server SDK for JavaScript. Prior
to version 19.7.0, an attacker cooperating with a malicious homeserver can
construct messages that legitimately appear to have come from another
person, without any indication such as a grey shield. Additionally, a
sophisticated attacker cooperating with a malicious homeserver could employ
this vulnerability to perform a targeted attack in order to send fake
to-device messages appearing to originate from another user. This can
allow, for example, to inject the key backup secret during a
self-verification, to make a targeted device start using a malicious key
backup spoofed by the homeserver. These attacks are possible due to a
protocol confusion vulnerability that accepts to-device messages encrypted
with Megolm instead of Olm. Starting with version 19.7.0, matrix-js-sdk has
been modified to only accept Olm-encrypted to-device messages. Out of
caution, several other checks have been audited or added. This attack
requires coordination between a malicious home server and an attacker, so
those who trust their home servers do not need a workaround.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 20.04 | noarch | node-matrix-js-sdk | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 22.04 | noarch | node-matrix-js-sdk | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 23.10 | noarch | node-matrix-js-sdk | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | node-matrix-js-sdk | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 18.04 | noarch | thunderbird | < 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 20.04 | noarch | thunderbird | < 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 22.04 | noarch | thunderbird | < 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 22.10 | noarch | thunderbird | < 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.10.1 | UNKNOWN |
github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/commit/a587d7c36026fe1fcf93dfff63588abee359be76
github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/releases/tag/v19.7.0
github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-r48r-j8fx-mq2c
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-39251
matrix.org/blog/2022/09/28/upgrade-now-to-address-encryption-vulns-in-matrix-sdks-and-clients
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39251
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-39251
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5724-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39251