matrix-sdk-ui: Incomplete edit validation

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

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