GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-grvv-h2f9-7v9c gomatrixserverlib and Dendrite vulnerable to incorrect parsing of the event default power level in event auth
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- Aliases
- CVE-2022-36009
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- github.com/matrix-org/dendrite, github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2022-08-30
Affected packages
• Go github.com/matrix-org/dendrite: < 0.9.3 → fixed in 0.9.3
• Go github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib: < 0.0.0-20220815091947-723fd495dde8 → fixed in 0.0.0-20220815091947-723fd495dde8
Description
Impact
The power level parsing within gomatrixserverlib was failing to parse the `"events_default"` key of the `m.room.power_levels` event, defaulting the event default power level to zero in all cases.
In rooms where the `"events_default"` power level had been changed, this could result in events either being incorrectly authorised or rejected by Dendrite servers.
Patches
gomatrixserverlib contains a fix as of commit `723fd49` and Dendrite 0.9.3 has been updated accordingly.
Workarounds
Matrix rooms where the `"events_default"` power level has not been changed from the default of zero are not vulnerable.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, e-mail us at [email protected].
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2022-36009 gomatrixserverlib is a Go library for matrix protocol federation. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness
References
- https://github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib/security/advisories/GHSA-grvv-h2f9-7v9c web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36009 advisory
- https://github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib/commit/723fd495dde835d078b9f2074b6b62c06dea4575 web
- https://github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib package
- https://matrix.org/docs/guides/moderation/#power-levels web
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0952 web