Description
In the Channelmgnt plug-in for Sopel (a Python IRC bot) before version 1.0.3, malicious users are able to op/voice and take over a channel. This is an ACL bypass vulnerability. This plugin is bundled with MirahezeBot-Plugins with versions from 9.0.0 and less than 9.0.2 affected. Version 9.0.2 includes 1.0.3 of channelmgnt, and thus is safe from this vulnerability. See referenced GHSA-23pc-4339-95vg.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| MirahezeBots | sopel-channelmgnt | < 1.0.3 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | sopel | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | sopel | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | sopel | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | sopel | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | sopel-plugins-channelmgnt | < 1.0.3 | 1.0.3 | GHSA-j257-jfvv-h3x5 |
References
- https://github.com/MirahezeBots/sopel-channelmgnt/security/advisories/GHSA-j257-jfvv-h3x5
- https://github.com/MirahezeBots/sopel-channelmgnt/pull/3
- https://phab.bots.miraheze.wiki/T117
- https://pypi.org/project/sopel-plugins.channelmgnt/
- https://github.com/MirahezeBots/MirahezeBots/security/advisories/GHSA-23pc-4339-95vg
- https://phab.bots.miraheze.wiki/phame/live/1/post/1/summary/