GHSA-4qg4-cvh2-crgg: matrix-sdk-crypto's `UserIdentity::is_verified` not checking verification status of own user identity while performing the check

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3. CVE-2024-40648

matrix-sdk-crypto’s `UserIdentity::is_verified` not checking verification status of own user identity while performing the check

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 18, 2024 in matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk • Updated Jul 18, 2024

Package

cargo matrix-sdk-crypto (Rust)

Affected versions

< 0.7.2

The UserIdentity::is_verified() method in the matrix-sdk-crypto crate before version 0.7.2 doesn’t take into account the verification status of the user’s own identity while performing the check and may as a result return a value contrary to what is implied by its name and documentation.

Impact

If the method is used to decide whether to perform sensitive operations towards a user identity, a malicious homeserver could manipulate the outcome in order to make the identity appear trusted. This is not a typical usage of the method, which lowers the impact. The method itself is not used inside the matrix-sdk-crypto crate.

Patches

The 0.7.2 release of the matrix-sdk-crypto crate includes a fix.

Workarounds

None.

References

• GHSA-4qg4-cvh2-crgg
• matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk@76a7052
• https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/releases/tag/0.7.2-crypto

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database

Jul 18, 2024

Last updated

Jul 18, 2024