CVE-2024-50336: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in matrix-org matrix-js-sdk
matrix-js-sdk is a Matrix messaging protocol Client-Server SDK for JavaScript. matrix-js-sdk before 34.11.0 is vulnerable to client-side path traversal via crafted MXC URIs. A malicious room member can trigger clients based on the matrix-js-sdk to issue arbitrary authenticated GET requests to the client's homeserver. Fixed in matrix-js-sdk 34.11.1.
CVE-2024-50336: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in matrix-org matrix-js-sdk
Description
matrix-js-sdk is a Matrix messaging protocol Client-Server SDK for JavaScript. matrix-js-sdk before 34.11.0 is vulnerable to client-side path traversal via crafted MXC URIs. A malicious room member can trigger clients based on the matrix-js-sdk to issue arbitrary authenticated GET requests to the client's homeserver. Fixed in matrix-js-sdk 34.11.1.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2024-10-22T17:54:40.954Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69092eea35043901e82cab13
Added to database: 11/3/2025, 10:38:34 PM
Last updated: 11/3/2025, 10:45:58 PM
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