CVE-2022-39249
Publication date 28 September 2022
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Matrix Javascript SDK is the Matrix Client-Server SDK for JavaScript. Prior to version 19.7.0, an attacker cooperating with a malicious homeserver can construct messages appearing to have come from another person. Such messages will be marked with a grey shield on some platforms, but this may be missing in others. This attack is possible due to the matrix-js-sdk implementing a too permissive key forwarding strategy on the receiving end. Starting with version 19.7.0, the default policy for accepting key forwards has been made more strict in the matrix-js-sdk. matrix-js-sdk will now only accept forwarded keys in response to previously issued requests and only from own, verified devices. The SDK now sets a `trusted` flag on the decrypted message upon decryption, based on whether the key used to decrypt the message was received from a trusted source. Clients need to ensure that messages decrypted with a key with `trusted = false` are decorated appropriately, for example, by showing a warning for such messages. This attack requires coordination between a malicious homeserver and an attacker, and those who trust your homeservers do not need a workaround.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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node-matrix-js-sdk | 24.10 oracular |
Needs evaluation
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24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
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20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | |
thunderbird | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.5 · High |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5724-1
- Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- 11 November 2022
Other references
- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-6263-x97c-c4gg
- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/commit/a587d7c36026fe1fcf93dfff63588abee359be76
- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3061
- https://matrix.org/blog/2022/09/28/upgrade-now-to-address-encryption-vulns-in-matrix-sdks-and-clients
- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/releases/tag/v19.7.0
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39249