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CVE-2022-39264

nheko vulnerable to secret poisoning using MITM on secret requests by the homeserver

Severity Score

5.9
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

nheko es un cliente de escritorio para la aplicación de comunicación Matrix. Todas las versiones anteriores a 0.10.2 son vulnerables a una inserción de secretos maliciosos por parte de los servidores domésticos, lo que podría conllevar a ataques de tipo man-in-the-middle. Los usuarios pueden actualizar a versión 0.10.2 para protegerse de este problema. Como mitigación, puede aplicarse el parche manualmente, evitar hacer verificaciones de los propios dispositivos y/o evitar pulsar el botón de petición en el menú de configuración

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-09-02 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-09-28 CVE Published
  • 2024-04-20 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Nheko-reborn
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 Nheko
Search vendor "Nheko-reborn" for product "Nheko"
 < 0.10.2
Search vendor "Nheko-reborn" for product "Nheko" and version " < 0.10.2"
-
Affected
Fedoraproject
Search vendor "Fedoraproject"
 Fedora
Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"
 36
Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "36"
-
Affected
Fedoraproject
Search vendor "Fedoraproject"
 Fedora
Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"
 37
Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37"
-
Affected