CVE-2022-39250 — Improper Authentication in Matrix-js-sdk

CWE-287 — Improper AuthenticationCWE-322 — Key Exchange without Entity Authentication10 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
CNA8.6OSV5.5
EPSS
0.3%
top 43.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Matrix-org Matrix-js-sdkMatrix Javascript SDKMozilla Thunderbird
Timeline
PublishedSep 29
Latest updateNov 11

Description

Matrix JavaScript SDK is the Matrix Client-Server software development kit (SDK) for JavaScript. Prior to version 19.7.0, an attacker cooperating with a malicious homeserver could interfere with the verification flow between two users, injecting its own cross-signing user identity in place of one of the users’ identities. This would lead to the other device trusting/verifying the user identity under the control of the homeserver instead of the intended one. The vulnerability is a bug in the matr…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDmatrix/javascript_sdk< 19.7.0
▶CVEListV5matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk< 19.7.0
▶Ubuntumozilla/thunderbird< 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+2

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities↗2022-11-11
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OSV
matrix-js-sdk subject to user impersonation due to key/device identifier confusion in SAS verification↗2022-09-30
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GHSA
matrix-js-sdk subject to user impersonation due to key/device identifier confusion in SAS verification↗2022-09-30
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OSV
CVE-2022-39250: Matrix JavaScript SDK is the Matrix Client-Server software development kit (SDK) for JavaScript↗2022-09-29
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CVEList
Matrix JavaScript SDK vulnerable to key/device identifier confusion in SAS verification↗2022-09-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities↗2022-11-11
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Red Hat
Mozilla: Matrix SDK bundled with Thunderbird vulnerable to a device verification attack↗2022-09-28
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Debian
CVE-2022-39250: node-matrix-js-sdk - Matrix JavaScript SDK is the Matrix Client-Server software development kit (SDK)...↗2022
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Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-43: CVE-2022-39250↗
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