Privilege Escalation in Channelmgnt plug-in for Sopel
Vulnerability Description
In the Channelmgnt plug-in for Sopel (a Python IRC bot) before version 1.0.3, malicious users are able to op/voice and take over a channel. This is an ACL bypass vulnerability. This plugin is bundled with MirahezeBot-Plugins with versions from 9.0.0 and less than 9.0.2 affected. Version 9.0.2 includes 1.0.3 of channelmgnt, and thus is safe from this vulnerability. See referenced GHSA-23pc-4339-95vg.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- https://github.com/MirahezeBots/sopel-channelmgnt/security/advisories/GHSA-j257-jfvv-h3x5
- https://github.com/MirahezeBots/sopel-channelmgnt/pull/3
- https://phab.bots.miraheze.wiki/T117
- https://pypi.org/project/sopel-plugins.channelmgnt/
- https://github.com/MirahezeBots/MirahezeBots/security/advisories/GHSA-23pc-4339-95vg
- https://phab.bots.miraheze.wiki/phame/live/1/post/1/summary/
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