Vulnerability Analysis
Parsing issue in matrix-org/node-irc leading to room takeovers
CVE-2022-39203
matrix-appservice-irc is an open source Node.js IRC bridge for Matrix. Attackers can specify a specific string of characters, which would confuse the bridge into combining an attacker-owned channel and an existing channel, allowing them to grant themselves permissions in the channel. The vulnerability has been patched in matrix-appservice-irc 0.35.0. As a workaround operators may disable dynamic channel joining via `dynamicChannels.enabled` to prevent users from joining new channels, which prevents any new channels being bridged outside of what is already bridged, and what is specified in the config.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:0.72%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
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VulnCheck In-the-Wild
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Nuclei Template
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EPSS Score
0.717%
EPSS Percentile
49.0th pct
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
HIGH
SSVC Exploitation
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SSVC Automatable
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| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
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