Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Affecting matrix-nio package, versions [,0.20.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-MATRIXNIO-3037312
  • published30 Sept 2022
  • disclosed30 Sept 2022
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-39254  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-300  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade matrix-nio to version 0.20.0 or higher.

Overview

matrix-nio is an A Python Matrix client library, designed according to sans I/O principles.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) by allowing a malicious homeserver to insert room keys of questionable validity into the key store in some situations, potentially assisting in an impersonation attack.

CVSS Scores

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