CRLF Injection Affecting matrix-org-irc package, versions <1.2.1


Severity

0.0
high
0
10

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.22% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-MATRIXORGIRC-2808855
  • published 6 May 2022
  • disclosed 5 May 2022
  • credit Val Lorentz

How to fix?

Upgrade matrix-org-irc to version 1.2.1 or higher.

Overview

matrix-org-irc is an An IRC client library for node, written in Typescript.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to CRLF Injection which allows an attacker to manipulate a Matrix user into executing IRC commands by having them reply to a maliciously crafted message.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

8.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

8.8 high