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CVE-2022-29166GHSA-37HR-348P-RMF4

Improper handling of multiline messages in matrix-appservice-irc

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 0.34.0, 0.33.2
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

matrix-appservice-irc is a Node.js 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. Refrain from replying to messages from untrusted participants in IRC-bridged Matrix rooms. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • matrix-org matrix-appservice-irc

    fixed in 0.34.0

  • matrix-appservice-ircnpm

    fixed in 0.33.2

References 2

GitHub · matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc

matrix.org