CVE-2024-50336 — Path Traversal in Matrix-js-sdk

CWE-22 — Path Traversal9 documents7 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.65%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Matrix-org Matrix-js-sdkMozilla Thunderbird
Timeline
PublishedNov 12
Latest updateFeb 2

Description

matrix-js-sdk is a Matrix messaging protocol Client-Server SDK for JavaScript. matrix-js-sdk before 34.11.0 is vulnerable to client-side path traversal via crafted MXC URIs. A malicious room member can trigger clients based on the matrix-js-sdk to issue arbitrary authenticated GET requests to the client's homeserver. Fixed in matrix-js-sdk 34.11.1.

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk< 34.11.1
▶Debianmozilla/thunderbird< 1:128.6.0esr-1~deb11u1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2024-50336: matrix-js-sdk is a Matrix messaging protocol Client-Server SDK for JavaScript↗2024-11-12
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GHSA
matrix-js-sdk has insufficient MXC URI validation which allows client-side path traversal↗2024-11-12
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OSV
matrix-js-sdk has insufficient MXC URI validation which allows client-side path traversal↗2024-11-12
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CVEList
matrix-js-sdk has insufficient MXC URI validation which allows client-side path traversal↗2024-11-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities↗2026-02-02
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Debian
CVE-2024-50336: node-matrix-js-sdk - matrix-js-sdk is a Matrix messaging protocol Client-Server SDK for JavaScript. m...↗2024
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Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2024-69: CVE-2024-50336↗
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Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2025-04: CVE-2024-50336↗
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