HIGH8.0
GHSA-37hr-348p-rmf4
Improper handling of multiline messages in node-irc affects matrix-appservice-irc
Quick fix
GHSA-37hr-348p-rmf4 — matrix-appservice-irc: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
npm install matrix-appservice-irc@0.33.2Details
matrix-appservice-irc provides an IRC bridge for Matrix. The vulnerability in node-irc allows an attacker to manipulate a Matrix user into executing IRC commands by having them reply to a maliciously crafted message. The vulnerability has been patched in matrix-appservice-irc 0.33.2. In terms of a workaround, users should refrain from replying to messages from untrusted participants in IRC-bridged Matrix rooms.
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Affected packages
npm/matrix-appservice-irc
Introduced in:
0Fixed in: 0.33.2Fix
npm install matrix-appservice-irc@0.33.2References
- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/security/advisories/GHSA-37hr-348p-rmf4[WEB]
- https://github.com/matrix-org/node-irc/security/advisories/GHSA-52rh-5rpj-c3w6[WEB]
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29166[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc[PACKAGE]
- https://matrix.org/blog/2022/05/04/0-34-0-security-release-for-matrix-appservice-irc-high-severity[WEB]