vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-c676bb1b-e3f8-11ed-b37b-901b0e9408dc (CVE-2023-30609): element-web -- matrix-react-sdk vulnerable to HTML injection in search results via plaintext message highlighting
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Apr 26, 2023 | Apr 26, 2023 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 26, 2023
Added
Apr 26, 2023
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
Matrix developers report: matrix-react-sdk is a react-based SDK for inserting a Matrix chat/VoIP client into a web page. Prior to version 3.71.0, plain text messages containing HTML tags are rendered as HTML in the search results. To exploit this, an attacker needs to trick a user into searching for a specific message containing an HTML injection payload. No cross-site scripting attack is possible due to the hardcoded content security policy. Version 3.71.0 of the SDK patches over the issue. As a workaround, restarting the client will clear the HTML injection.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-element-web
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