GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-w4pr-4vjg-hffh When matrix-nio receives forwarded room keys, the receiver doesn't check if it requested the key from the forwarder

HIGH Published 2022-09-30 Modified 2022-09-30 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2022-39254
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
matrix-nio
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-287, CWE-322
Reviewed
2022-09-30

Affected packages

• PyPI matrix-nio: < 0.20 → fixed in 0.20

Description

When matrix-nio before 0.20 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. For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, e-mail us at [email protected].

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2022-39254 matrix-nio is a Python Matrix client library, designed according to sans I/O principles. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
  • CWE-322 Key Exchange without Entity Authentication weakness

References