#VU62818 CRLF injection in matrix-appservice-irc - CVE-2022-29166 

 

#VU62818 CRLF injection in matrix-appservice-irc - CVE-2022-29166

Published: May 5, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62818
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29166
CWE-ID: CWE-93
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
matrix-appservice-irc
Software vendor:
matrix.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary data in server response.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of attacker-supplied data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application containing CR-LF characters and modify application behavior.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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