What is CVE-2023-38690?

CVE-2023-38690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Matrix Matrix_irc_bridge, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2023-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-38690?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.

RCE in Matrix Matrix_irc_bridge

CVE-2023-38690

matrix-appservice-irc is a Node.js IRC bridge for Matrix. Prior to version 1.0.1, it is possible to craft a command with newlines which would not be properly parsed. This would mean you could pass a string of commands as a channel name, wh…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.008 (51.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Matrix Matrix_irc_bridge
Matrix-org Matrix-appservice-irc — versions < 1.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38690?: CVE-2023-38690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Matrix Matrix_irc_bridge, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2023-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-38690?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.