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TI-2024-31462 Aliases CVE-2024-47080GHSA-4jf8-g8wp-cx7c

matrix-js-sdk keys sent via `sendSharedHistoryKeys` vulnerable to interception by malicious homeserver

Priority LOW 39CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-287.

Summary

matrix-js-sdk is the Matrix Client-Server SDK for JavaScript and TypeScript. In matrix-js-sdk versions versions 9.11.0 through 34.7.0, the method `MatrixClient.sendSharedHistoryKeys` is vulnerable to interception by malicious homeservers. The method was introduced by MSC3061) and is commonly used to share historical message keys with newly invited users, granting them access to past messages in the room. However, it unconditionally sends these "shared" keys to all of the invited user's devices, regardless of whether the user's cryptographic identity is verified or whether the user's devices are signed by that identity. This allows the attacker to potentially inject its own devices to receive sensitive historical keys without proper security checks. Note that this only affects clients running the SDK with the legacy crypto stack. Clients using the new Rust cryptography stack (i.e. those that call `MatrixClient.initRustCrypto()` instead of `MatrixClient.initCrypto()`) are unaffected by this vulnerability, because `MatrixClient.sendSharedHistoryKeys()` raises an exception in such environments. The vulnerability was fixed in matrix-js-sdk 34.8.0 by removing the vulnerable functionality. As a workaround, remove use of affected functionality from clients.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00677 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed matrix-js-sdk (matrix-org): 34.8.0matrix-js-sdk (npm): 34.8.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
matrix-orgmatrix-js-sdk9.11.0 to before 34.8.034.8.0Patch availableCNA
—matrix-js-sdk (npm)9.11.0 to before 34.8.034.8.0Patch availableGHSA-4jf8-g8wp-cx7c
  • matrix-js-sdk Vendormatrix-org Affected 9.11.0 to before 34.8.0 Fixed in 34.8.0 Patch available CNA
  • matrix-js-sdk (npm) Vendor— Affected 9.11.0 to before 34.8.0 Fixed in 34.8.0 Patch available GHSA-4jf8-g8wp-cx7c

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:matrix:javascript_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——matrix-org
  • cpe:2.3:a:matrix:javascript_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·matrix-org

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA matrix-js-sdk (matrix-org) Fixed in 34.8.0
  • Fix · GHSA-4jf8-g8wp-cx7c matrix-js-sdk (npm) Fixed in 34.8.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-47080
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jf8-g8wp-cx7c

References

  • TI-2023-20035 Sydent does not verify email server certificates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-45046 Dendrite 0.13.8 SSRF via Unauthenticated Legacy Media Download Endpoint CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-45045 Dendrite 0.13.8 Improper Authorization via POST account/3pid/delete Endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-45047 Dendrite 0.13.8 syncapi /context Endpoint Post-Leave State Exposure CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-15617 Synapse Outgoing federation to specific hosts can be disabled by sending malicious invites CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2023-20039 matrix-appservice-irc IRC command injection via admin commands containing newlines CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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