Denial of service in Matrix Javascript SDK



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-42369
CWE-ID CWE-674
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Matrix Javascript SDK
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor Matrix.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Uncontrolled Recursion

EUVDB-ID: #VU96314

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42369

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite recursion in "getRoomUpgradeHistory" function. A remote user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Matrix Javascript SDK: 34.2.0 - 34.3.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-vhr5-g3pm-49fm
https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/commit/a0efed8b881b3db6c9f2c71d6a6e74c2828978c6
https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/releases/tag/v34.3.1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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