{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "security-advisories@github.com", "ID": "CVE-2022-39251", "STATE": "PUBLIC", "TITLE": "Matrix Javascript SDK vulnerable to Olm/Megolm protocol confusion" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "matrix-js-sdk", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "< 19.7.0" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "matrix-org" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "impact": { "cvss": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 8.6, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N", "version": "3.1" } }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "CWE-322: Key Exchange without Entity Authentication" } ] }, { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "CWE-287: Improper Authentication" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/commit/a587d7c36026fe1fcf93dfff63588abee359be76", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/commit/a587d7c36026fe1fcf93dfff63588abee359be76" }, { "name": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/releases/tag/v19.7.0", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/releases/tag/v19.7.0" }, { "name": "https://matrix.org/blog/2022/09/28/upgrade-now-to-address-encryption-vulns-in-matrix-sdks-and-clients", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://matrix.org/blog/2022/09/28/upgrade-now-to-address-encryption-vulns-in-matrix-sdks-and-clients" }, { "name": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-r48r-j8fx-mq2c", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-r48r-j8fx-mq2c" }, { "refsource": "GENTOO", "name": "GLSA-202210-35", "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-35" } ] }, "source": { "advisory": "GHSA-r48r-j8fx-mq2c", "discovery": "UNKNOWN" } }