Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-32659
Matrix-appservice-bridge is the bridging service for the Matrix communication program's application services. In versions 2.6.0 and earlier, if a bridge has room upgrade handling turned on in the configuration (the `roomUpgradeOpts` key when instantiating a new `Bridge` instance.), any `m.room.tombstone` event it encounters will be used to unbridge the current room and bridge into the target room. However, the target room `m.room.create` event is not checked to verify if the `predecessor` field contains the previous room. This means that any malicious admin of a bridged room can repoint the traffic to a different room without the new room being aware. Versions 2.6.1 and greater are patched. As a workaround, disabling the automatic room upgrade handling can be done by removing the `roomUpgradeOpts` key from the `Bridge` class options.
Products affected by CVE-2021-32659
- cpe:2.3:a:matrix:matrix-appservice-bridge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-32659
0.27%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 47 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-32659
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
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NIST | |
4.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
1.2
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3.6
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NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
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3.6
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GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-32659
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The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-32659
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https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-bridge/security/advisories/GHSA-35g4-qx3c-vjhx
Automatic room upgrade handling can be used maliciously to bridge a room non-consentually · Advisory · matrix-org/matrix-appservice-bridge · GitHubMitigation;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-bridge/commit/b69e745584a34fcfd858df33e4631e420da07b9f
Check m.room.create event on room upgrade · matrix-org/matrix-appservice-bridge@b69e745 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-bridge/releases/tag/2.6.1
Release 2.6.1 (2021-06-02) · matrix-org/matrix-appservice-bridge · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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