GitHub Advisoryadvisory · crates.io

GHSA-vp68-2wrm-69qm matrix-sdk-crypto contains potential impersonation via room key forward responses

MEDIUM Published 2022-09-30 Modified 2022-09-30 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2022-39252
Ecosystem
crates.io
Packages
matrix-sdk-crypto
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-287
Reviewed
2022-09-30

Affected packages

• crates.io matrix-sdk-crypto: < 0.6.0 → fixed in 0.6.0

Description

Impact When matrix-rust-sdk before 0.6 requests a room key from our devices, it correctly accepts key forwards only if they are a response to a previous request. However, it doesn't check that the device that responded matches the device the key was requested from. This allows a malicious homeserver to insert room keys of questionable validity into the key store in some situations, potentially assisting in an impersonation attack. Note that even if key injection succeeds in this way, all forwarded keys have the `imported` flag set, which is used as an indicator that such keys have lesser authentication properties (and should be marked as such in clients, e.g. with a grey shield besides the message). For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, e-mail us at [email protected].

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2022-39252 matrix-rust-sdk is an implementation of a Matrix client-server library in Rust, and matrix-sdk-crypto is the Matrix encryption library. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness

References