CVE-2023-38691
MEDIUMmatrix-appservice-bridge <8.1.2,9.0.1 - Open Redirect
Title source: llmDescription
matrix-appservice-bridge provides an API for setting up bridges. Starting in version 4.0.0 and prior to versions 8.1.2 and 9.0.1, a malicious Matrix server can use a foreign user's MXID in an OpenID exchange, allowing a bad actor to impersonate users when using the provisioning API. The library does not check that the servername part of the `sub` parameter (containing the user's *claimed* MXID) is the the same as the servername we are talking to. A malicious actor could spin up a server on any given domain, respond with a `sub` parameter according to the user they want to act as and use the resulting token to perform provisioning requests. Versions 8.1.2 and 9.0.1 contain a patch. As a workaround, disable the provisioning API.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-bridge/security/advisories/GHSA-vc7j-h8xg-fv5x
Scores
CVSS v3
5.0
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (3)
matrix/matrix-appservice-bridge
9.0.0
matrix/matrix-appservice-bridge
4.0.0 - 8.1.2
npm/matrix-appservice-bridge
4.0.0 - 8.1.2npm
Published
Aug 04, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026