CVE-2022-39264
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2022-09-28T00:00:00
State: PUBLISHED
title: nheko vulnerable to secret poisoning using MITM on secret requests by the homeserver
descriptions: value: nheko is a desktop client for the Matrix communication application. All versions below 0.10.2 are vulnerable homeservers inserting malicious secrets, which could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks. Users can upgrade to version 0.10.2 to protect against this issue. As a workaround, one may apply the patch manually, avoid doing verifications of one's own devices, and/or avoid pressing the request button in the settings menu.
affected: vendor: Nheko-Reborn
product: nheko
versions: version: < 0.10.2
status: affected
metrics: cvssV3_1: version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: NONE
scope: CHANGED
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 8.6
baseSeverity: HIGH
problemTypes: descriptions: type: CWE
description: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
cweId: CWE-295
descriptions: type: CWE
description: CWE-287: Improper Authentication
cweId: CWE-287
source: advisory: GHSA-8jcp-8jq4-5mm7
discovery: UNKNOWN