Element Web vulnerable to potential exposure of access token via authenticated media
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Element is a Matrix web client built using the Matrix React SDK. Element Web versions 1.11.70 through 1.11.80 contain a vulnerability which can, under specially crafted conditions, lead to the access token becoming exposed to third parties. At least one vector has been identified internally, involving malicious widgets, but other vectors may exist. Note that despite superficial similarity to CVE-2024-47771, this is an entirely separate vulnerability, caused by a separate piece of code included only in Element Web. Element Web and Element Desktop share most but not all, of their code and this vulnerability exists in the part of the code base which is not shared between the projects. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to version 1.11.81 to remediate the issue. As a workaround, avoid granting permissions to untrusted widgets.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| element-hq | element-web | 1.11.70 to before 1.11.81 | 1.11.81 | Patch available | CNA |
- element-web Vendorelement-hq Affected 1.11.70 to before 1.11.81 Fixed in 1.11.81 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA element-web (element-hq) Fixed in 1.11.81
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-47779
References
More element-hq vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-35327 Synapse allows a a malformed invite to break the invitee's `/sync` CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-36056 Synapse can be forced to thumbnail unexpected file formats, invoking external, potentially untrustworthy decoders CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2024-35318 Synapse allows unsupported content types to lead to memory exhaustion CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-07650 Remote program execution with user interaction CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-19372 ESS Community Helm Chart has a weak server key generation method CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2024-24814 Synapse denial of service through media disk space consumption CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
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