Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-31017 · published 25 June 2022
CVE-2022-31017: Zulip vulnerability
Zulip · Zulip
Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. Versions 2.1.0 through and including 5.2 are vulnerable to a logic error. A stream configured as private with protected history, where new subscribers should not be allowed to see messages sent before they were subscribed, when edited causes the server to incorrectly send an API event that includes the edited message to all of the stream’s current subscribers. This API event is ignored by official clients, but can be observed by using a modified client or the browser’s developer tools. This bug will be fixed in Zulip Server 5.3. There are no known workarounds.
Description
Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. Versions 2.1.0 through and including 5.2 are vulnerable to a logic error. A stream configured as private with protected history, where new subscribers should not be allowed to see messages sent before they were subscribed, when edited causes the server to incorrectly send an API event that includes the edited message to all of the stream’s current subscribers. This API event is ignored by official clients, but can be observed by using a modified client or the browser’s developer tools. This bug will be fixed in Zulip Server 5.3. There are no known workarounds.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/zulip/zulip/security/advisories/GHSA-m5j3-jp59-6f3q | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/zulip/zulip/security/advisories/GHSA-m5j3-jp59-6f3q | Third Party Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-31017), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.