CVE-2025-48937

matrix-sdk-crypto vulnerable to sender of encrypted events being spoofed by homeserver administrator

Published Jun 10, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
matrix-rust-sdk is an implementation of a Matrix client-server library in Rust. matrix-sdk-crypto since version 0.8.0 and up to 0.11.0 does not correctly validate the sender of an encrypted event. Accordingly, a malicious homeserver operator can modify events served to clients, making those events appear to the recipient as if they were sent by another user. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.11.1 and 0.12.0.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-17711 matrix-sdk-crypto vulnerable to sender of encrypted events being spoofed by homeserver administrator
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x958-rvg6-956w matrix-sdk-crypto vulnerable to sender of encrypted events being spoofed by homeserver administrator
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00032}

epss

{'score': 0.00035}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description matrix-rust-sdk is an implementation of a Matrix client-server library in Rust. matrix-sdk-crypto since version 0.8.0 and up to 0.11.0 does not correctly validate the sender of an encrypted event. Accordingly, a malicious homeserver operator can modify events served to clients, making those events appear to the recipient as if they were sent by another user. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.11.1 and 0.12.0.
Title matrix-sdk-crypto vulnerable to sender of encrypted events being spoofed by homeserver administrator
Weaknesses CWE-290
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-290

    Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jun 10, 2025, 3:46 PM
Reserved
May 28, 2025, 6:49 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 10, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:30 AM