CVE-2024-51750

Element allows a malicious homeserver can modify events leading to unrenderable events or rooms

State: Published
Severity: 5.0 Medium
Published: Nov 12, 2024
Updated: Nov 12, 2024
Reserved: Oct 31, 2024

Description

Element is a Matrix web client built using the Matrix React SDK. A malicious homeserver can send invalid messages over federation which can prevent Element Web and Desktop from rendering single messages or the entire room containing them. This was patched in Element Web and Desktop 1.11.85.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	5.0 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L	GitHub_M

Weaknesses

CWE-248 Uncaught Exception

Affected Products

Product	Versions
element-webelement-hq	< 1.11.85Affected

References

https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/security/advisories/GHSA-w36j-v56h-q9pc
https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/commit/231073c578d5f92b33cde7aa2b0b9c5836b2dc48

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