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CVE-2022-3971· NVD / CVE Program· CNA VulDB

matrix-appservice-irc PgDataStore.ts sql injection

A vulnerability was found in matrix-appservice-irc up to 0.35.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/datastore/postgres/PgDataStore.ts. The manipulation of the argument roomIds leads to sql injection. Upgrading to version 0.36.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 179313a37f06b298150edba3e2b0e5a73c1415e7. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-213550 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

MediumCVSS 5.6 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 13, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 44th percentile
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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.6
CNA · VulDB
4.6
1.0 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
matrixmatrix irc bridge

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • matrix matrix irc bridgeup to 0.36.0 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • unspecified matrix-appservice-irc

    • 0.35.0, 0.35.1affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
npmmatrix-appservice-ircbefore 0.36.00.36.0

Same product

matrix: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-38690matrix-appservice-irc IRC command injection via admin commands containing newlines
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2022-39203Parsing issue in matrix-org/node-irc leading to room takeovers
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2022-29166Improper handling of multiline messages in matrix-appservice-irc
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2022-39202IRC mode parameter confusion in matrix-appservice-irc
    25Monitor
  • CVE-2025-27146Matrix IRC Bridge allows IRC command injection to own puppeted user
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2023-38700matrix-appservice-irc events can be crafted to leak parts of targeted messages from other bridged rooms
    14Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
unspecified matrix-appservice-irc0.36.0 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
npm:matrix-appservice-irc0.36.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-707 · Improper Neutralization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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