GHSA-h97m-27fx-42rx
matrix-sdk-ui: Incomplete edit validation
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | matrix-sdk-ui | < 0.16.1 | 0.16.1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
The message edit validation logic in the `matrix-sdk-ui` crate before 0.16.1 is missing a check: when replacing an encrypted event, the replacement event itself is not required to be encrypted. This enables a malicious homeserver administrator (or an actor with equivalent power) to impersonate or spoof messages as if they were sent by a victim user.
### Patches
`matrix-sdk-ui` 0.16.1 fixes the message edit validation logic to align with the algorithm for replacement events[^1] described in the Matrix specification.
### Workarounds
N/A
### References
* Pull request: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/pull/6454
### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please email us at [security at matrix.org](mailto:[email protected]).
[^1]: https://spec.matrix.org/unstable/client-server-api/#validity-of-replacement-events
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-h97m-27fx-42rx
- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/pull/6454
- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk
- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/releases/tag/matrix-sdk-0.16.1
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0158.html