CVE-2022-29166
HIGH8.0EPSS 0.51%Improper handling of multiline messages in node-irc affects matrix-appservice-irc
Published: 5/23/2022Modified: 11/8/2023
Also known as:GHSA-37hr-348p-rmf4
Description
matrix-appservice-irc provides an 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. In terms of a workaround, users should refrain from replying to messages from untrusted participants in IRC-bridged Matrix rooms.
Affected packages (1)
- npm/matrix-appservice-ircfrom 0, < 0.33.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (5)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29166
- PATCHhttps://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc
- WEBhttps://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/security/advisories/GHSA-37hr-348p-rmf4
- WEBhttps://github.com/matrix-org/node-irc/security/advisories/GHSA-52rh-5rpj-c3w6
- WEBhttps://matrix.org/blog/2022/05/04/0-34-0-security-release-for-matrix-appservice-irc-high-severity