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Low · 3.5 CVE-2024-51749 EUVD-2024-45526

Element's thumbnails can be abused to misrepresent the content of an attachment

Published Nov 12, 2024 · Updated Nov 12, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Element is a Matrix web client built using the Matrix React SDK. Versions of Element Web and Desktop earlier than 1.11.85 do not check if thumbnails for attachments, stickers and images are coherent. It is possible to add thumbnails to events trigger a file download once clicked. Fixed in element-web 1.11.85.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
element-hq element-web < 1.11.85 —

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