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High · 8.0 CVE-2022-29166 EUVD-2022-2126GHSA-37hr-348p-rmf4

Improper handling of multiline messages in matrix-appservice-irc

Published May 5, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

matrix-appservice-irc is a Node.js IRC bridge for Matrix. The vulnerability in node-irc allows an attacker to manipulate a Matrix user into executing IRC commands by having them reply to a maliciously crafted message. The vulnerability has been patched in matrix-appservice-irc 0.33.2. Refrain from replying to messages from untrusted participants in IRC-bridged Matrix rooms. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
matrix-org matrix-appservice-irc < 0.34.0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm matrix-appservice-irc < 0.33.2 0.33.2 GHSA-37hr-348p-rmf4

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