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GHSA-c7hh-3v6c-fj4q
No affected components available
Impact
It was possible to craft an event such that it would leak part of a targeted message event from another bridged room. This required knowing an event ID to target.
Patches
Please upgrade to 1.0.1.
Workarounds
You can set the matrixHandler.eventCacheSize config value to 0 to workaround this bug. However, this may impact performance.
Credits
Discovered and reported by Val Lorentz.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory email us at security@matrix.org.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information.
Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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