QID 982754

QID 982754: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for matrix-react-sdk (GHSA-52mq-6jcv-j79x)

Security update has been released for matrix-react-sdk to fix the vulnerability.

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The user content sandbox can be abused to trick users into opening unexpected documents after several user interactions. The content can be opened with a `blob` origin from the Matrix client, so it is possible for a malicious document to access user messages and secrets.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
    • Solution
    This has been fixed by https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/5657, which is included in 3.15.0.Workaround:
    There are no known workarounds.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 982754

    CVE-2021-21320 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-52mq-6jcv-j79x matrix-react-sdk URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-52mq-6jcv-j79x
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