CVE-2022-29166 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting matrix-appservice-irc, a Node.js IRC bridge for Matrix, specifically impacting the node-irc component. An attacker can exploit this by sending a maliciously crafted message that, when replied to by a Matrix user, forces the execution of arbitrary IRC commands. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability has been patched in matrix-appservice-irc version 0.33.2.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.33.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matrix:matrix_irc_bridge:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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