Is CVE-2022-29166 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-29166 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-29166?

CVE-2022-29166 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-29166?

CVE-2022-29166 has an EPSS score of 0.94% (57th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29166?

Upgrade matrix irc bridge to 0.33.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-29166

HIGH

8.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

matrix-appservice-irc is a Node.js IRC bridge for Matrix. The vulnerability in node-irc allows an attacker to manipulate a Matrix user into executing IRC commands by having them reply to a maliciously crafted message. The vulnerability has been patched in matrix-appservice-irc 0.33.2. Refrain from replying to messages from untrusted participants in IRC-bridged Matrix rooms. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

CWE-74Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

matrix irc bridgeNVD

Affected:< 0.33.2Fixed in:0.33.2CVE-2022-29166derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days

57thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

matrix.org

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.