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CVE-2022-36009: Incorrect Authorization

August 19, 2022 (updated August 24, 2022)

gomatrixserverlib is a Go library for matrix protocol federation. Dendrite is a Matrix homeserver written in Go, an alternative to Synapse. The power level parsing within gomatrixserverlib was failing to parse the "events_default" key of the m.room.power_levels event, defaulting the event default power level to zero in all cases. Power levels are the matrix terminology for user access level. In rooms where the "events_default" power level had been changed, this could result in events either being incorrectly authorised or rejected by Dendrite servers. gomatrixserverlib contains a fix as of commit 723fd49 and Dendrite 0.9.3 has been updated accordingly. Matrix rooms where the "events_default" power level has not been changed from the default of zero are not vulnerable. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

References

  • github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib/commit/723fd495dde835d078b9f2074b6b62c06dea4575
  • github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib/security/advisories/GHSA-grvv-h2f9-7v9c
  • matrix.org/docs/guides/moderation/
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36009

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Affected versions

All versions before v0.0.0-20220815091947-723fd495dde8

Fixed versions

  • v0.0.0-20220815091947-723fd495dde8

Solution

Upgrade to version v0.0.0-20220815091947-723fd495dde8 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Source file

go/github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib/CVE-2022-36009.yml

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