Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in Matrix Javascript SDK - CVE-2023-28427

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU74153

Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in Matrix Javascript SDK - CVE-2023-28427

Published: March 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74153
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28427
CWE-ID: CWE-1321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a prototype pollution issue in Matrix SDK. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input with events containing special strings in key locations and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Matrix Javascript SDK
Gentoo Linux
Oracle Linux
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
CentOS
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Slackware Linux
SUSE Package Hub 15
openSUSE Leap
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
mozilla-thunderbird
MozillaThunderbird-debugsource
MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo
MozillaThunderbird-translations-common
MozillaThunderbird
MozillaThunderbird-translations-other
mail-client/thunderbird-bin
mail-client/thunderbird
thunderbird (Debian package)
thunderbird (Red Hat package)
thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird

How to mitigate CVE-2023-28427

Install updates from vendor's website.

Matrix Javascript SDK - update to 24.0.0
Mozilla Thunderbird - update to 102.9.1
mozilla-thunderbird - update to 102.9.1
MozillaThunderbird-debugsource - update to 102.9.1-150200.8.110.2
MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo - update to 102.9.1-150200.8.110.2
MozillaThunderbird-translations-common - update to 102.9.1-150200.8.110.2
MozillaThunderbird - update to 102.9.1-150200.8.110.2
MozillaThunderbird-translations-other - update to 102.9.1-150200.8.110.2
mail-client/thunderbird-bin - update to 102.10.0
mail-client/thunderbird - update to 102.10.0
thunderbird (Debian package) - update to 1:102.10.0-1~deb11u1
thunderbird (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 102.10.0-2.el7_9, 102.10.0-2.el8_1, 102.10.0-2.el8_2, 102.10.0-2.el8_4, 102.10.0-2.el8_6, 102.10.0-2.el8_7, 102.10.0-2.el9_0, 102.10.0-2.el9_1
thunderbird - update to 102.10.0-2.0.1

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