Element Desktop up to 1.11.80 information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Element Desktop up to 1.11.80. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-47771. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Element Desktop up to 1.11.80 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Element Desktop is a Matrix client for desktop platforms. Element Desktop versions 1.11.70 through 1.11.80 contain a vulnerability which can, under specially crafted conditions, lead to the access token becoming exposed to third parties. At least one vector has been identified internally, involving malicious widgets, but other vectors may exist. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to version 1.11.81 to remediate the issue. As a workaround, avoid granting permissions to untrusted widgets.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-47771 since 09/30/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.11.81 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6c78684e84ba7f460aedba6f017760e2323fdf4b 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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Productinfo

Vendor

• Element

Name

• Desktop

Version

• 1.11.0
• 1.11.1
• 1.11.2
• 1.11.3
• 1.11.4
• 1.11.5
• 1.11.6
• 1.11.7
• 1.11.8
• 1.11.9
• 1.11.10
• 1.11.11
• 1.11.12
• 1.11.13
• 1.11.14
• 1.11.15
• 1.11.16
• 1.11.17
• 1.11.18
• 1.11.19
• 1.11.20
• 1.11.21
• 1.11.22
• 1.11.23
• 1.11.24
• 1.11.25
• 1.11.26
• 1.11.27
• 1.11.28
• 1.11.29
• 1.11.30
• 1.11.31
• 1.11.32
• 1.11.33
• 1.11.34
• 1.11.35
• 1.11.36
• 1.11.37
• 1.11.38
• 1.11.39
• 1.11.40
• 1.11.41
• 1.11.42
• 1.11.43
• 1.11.44
• 1.11.45
• 1.11.46
• 1.11.47
• 1.11.48
• 1.11.49
• 1.11.50
• 1.11.51
• 1.11.52
• 1.11.53
• 1.11.54
• 1.11.55
• 1.11.56
• 1.11.57
• 1.11.58
• 1.11.59
• 1.11.60
• 1.11.61
• 1.11.62
• 1.11.63
• 1.11.64
• 1.11.65
• 1.11.66
• 1.11.67
• 1.11.68
• 1.11.69
• 1.11.70
• 1.11.71
• 1.11.72
• 1.11.73
• 1.11.74
• 1.11.75
• 1.11.76
• 1.11.77
• 1.11.78
• 1.11.79
• 1.11.80

License

• open-source

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