Element Desktop up to 1.9.6 Link injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Element Desktop up to 1.9.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Link Handler. This manipulation causes injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-23597. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Element Desktop up to 1.9.6. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Link Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 02/01/2022 as GHSA-mjrg-9f8r-h3m7. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-23597 since 01/19/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1055 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.9.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 89b1e39b801655e595337708d4319ba4313feafa is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Element Desktop 1.9.7
Patch: 89b1e39b801655e595337708d4319ba4313feafa

Timelineinfo

01/19/2022 🔍
02/01/2022 +13 days 🔍
02/01/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/06/2025 +1190 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-mjrg-9f8r-h3m7
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-23597 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23597
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192049

Entryinfo

Created: 02/01/2022 15:12
Updated: 05/06/2025 05:15
Changes: 02/01/2022 15:12 (50), 02/04/2022 09:03 (2), 02/04/2022 09:07 (1), 05/06/2025 05:15 (33)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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