CVE-2024-52505 (CVSS 5.4)

Description

matrix-appservice-irc is a Node.js IRC bridge for the Matrix messaging protocol. The provisioning API of the matrix-appservice-irc bridge up to version 3.0.2 contains a vulnerability which can lead to arbitrary IRC command execution as the bridge IRC bot. The vulnerability has been patched in matrix-appservice-irc version 3.0.3.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.4

MEDIUM

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-147 CWE-147

References

Other References

https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/commit/4a024eae1a992b1ea67e71a998e0b833b54221e2 https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/security/advisories/GHSA-c3hj-hg7p-rrq5

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-52505? +

matrix-appservice-irc is a Node.js IRC bridge for the Matrix messaging protocol. The provisioning API of the matrix-appservice-irc bridge up to version 3.0.2 contains a vulnerability which can lead to arbitrary IRC command execution as the bridge IRC bot. The vulnerability has been patched in matrix-appservice-irc version 3.0.3. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-52505? +

CVE-2024-52505 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-52505? +

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