CVE-2023-38691

MEDIUM

matrix-appservice-bridge <8.1.2,9.0.1 - Open Redirect

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

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