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GHSA-wm4w-7h2q-3pf7
No affected components available
Impact
The matrix-appservice-irc before version 2.0.0 can be exploited to leak the truncated body of a message if a malicious user sends a Matrix reply to an event ID they don't have access to. As a precondition to the attack, the malicious user needs to know the event ID of the message they want to leak, as well as to be joined to both the Matrix room and the IRC channel it is bridged to.
The message reply containing the leaked message content is visible to IRC channel members when this happens.
Patches
matrix-appservice-irc 2.0.0 checks whether the user has permission to view an event before constructing a reply. Administrators should upgrade to this version.
Workarounds
It's possible to limit the amount of information leaked by setting a reply template that doesn't contain the original message. See these lines in the configuration file.
References
https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/pull/1799
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at security at matrix.org.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
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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