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CVE-2025-48937 Detail

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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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/commit/13c1d2048286bbabf5e7bc6b015aafee98f04d55
https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/commit/56980745b4f27f7dc72ac296e6aa003e5d92a75b
https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-x958-rvg6-956w
https://spec.matrix.org/v1.14/client-server-api/#mmegolmv1aes-sha2

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-48937
NVD Published Date:
06/10/2025
NVD Last Modified:
06/12/2025
Source:
GitHub, Inc.