CVE-2025-59160

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in [38.2.0](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/releases/tag/v38.2.0) (2025-09-16)
+==================================================================================================
+Fix [CVE-2025-59160](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59160) / [GHSA-mp7c-m3rh-r56v](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-mp7c-m3rh-r56v)

+

+
+
 Changes in [38.1.0](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/releases/tag/v38.1.0) (2025-09-09)
 ==================================================================================================
 ## ✨ Features

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "matrix-js-sdk",
-    "version": "38.1.0",
+    "version": "38.2.0",
     "description": "Matrix Client-Server SDK for Javascript",
     "engines": {
         "node": ">=22.0.0"

@@ -2998,6 +2998,8 @@ describe("MatrixClient", function () {
                     replacedByDynamicPredecessor2,
                     room2,
                 ];
+                client.store.getRoom = (roomId: string) =>
+                    client.store.getRooms().find((r) => r.roomId === roomId) || null;
                 room1.addLiveEvents(
                     [
                         roomCreateEvent(room1.roomId, replacedByCreate1.roomId),
@@ -3036,6 +3038,7 @@ describe("MatrixClient", function () {
                     replacedByDynamicPredecessor2,
                 };
             }
+
             it("Returns an empty list if there are no rooms", () => {
                 client.store = new StubStore();
                 client.store.getRooms = () => [];
@@ -3062,6 +3065,8 @@ describe("MatrixClient", function () {
                 const room2 = new Room("room2", client, "@daryl:alexandria.example.com");
                 client.store = new StubStore();
                 client.store.getRooms = () => [room1, replacedRoom1, replacedRoom2, room2];
+                client.store.getRoom = (roomId: string) =>
+                    client.store.getRooms().find((r) => r.roomId === roomId) || null;
                 room1.addLiveEvents([roomCreateEvent(room1.roomId, replacedRoom1.roomId)], { addToState: true });
                 room2.addLiveEvents([roomCreateEvent(room2.roomId, replacedRoom2.roomId)], { addToState: true });
                 replacedRoom1.addLiveEvents([tombstoneEvent(room1.roomId, replacedRoom1.roomId)], { addToState: true });
@@ -3127,6 +3132,24 @@ describe("MatrixClient", function () {
                 expect(rooms).toContain(room1);
                 expect(rooms).toContain(room2);
             });
+
+            it("should ignore room replacements which are not reciprocated by the predecessor", () => {
+                const room1 = new Room("room1", client, "@carol:alexandria.example.com");
+                // Room 2 claims to replace room 1 but room 1 does not agree
+                const room2 = new Room("replacedRoom1", client, "@daryl:alexandria.example.com");
+
+                client.store = new StubStore();
+                client.store.getRooms = () => [room1, room2];
+                client.store.getRoom = (roomId: string) =>
+                    client.store.getRooms().find((r) => r.roomId === roomId) || null;
+
+                room2.addLiveEvents([roomCreateEvent(room2.roomId, room1.roomId)], { addToState: true });
+
+                // When we ask for the visible rooms
+                const rooms = client.getVisibleRooms();
+                expect(rooms).toContain(room1);
+                expect(rooms).toContain(room2);
+            });
         });
 
         describe("getRoomUpgradeHistory", () => {

@@ -2141,21 +2141,14 @@ export class MatrixClient extends TypedEventEmitter<EmittedEvents, ClientEventHa
     public getVisibleRooms(msc3946ProcessDynamicPredecessor = false): Room[] {
         const allRooms = this.store.getRooms();
 
-        const replacedRooms = new Set();
-        for (const r of allRooms) {
-            const predecessor = r.findPredecessor(msc3946ProcessDynamicPredecessor)?.roomId;
-            if (predecessor) {
-                replacedRooms.add(predecessor);
+        const visibleRooms = new Set(allRooms);
+        for (const room of visibleRooms) {
+            const predecessors = this.findPredecessorRooms(room, true, msc3946ProcessDynamicPredecessor);
+            for (const predecessor of predecessors) {
+                visibleRooms.delete(predecessor);
             }
         }
-
-        return allRooms.filter((r) => {
-            const tombstone = r.currentState.getStateEvents(EventType.RoomTombstone, "");
-            if (tombstone && replacedRooms.has(r.roomId)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-            return true;
-        });
+        return Array.from(visibleRooms);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -3852,7 +3845,7 @@ export class MatrixClient extends TypedEventEmitter<EmittedEvents, ClientEventHa
         roomId: string,
         includeFuture = true,
     ): Promise<{ [roomId: string]: Error | MatrixError | null }> {
-        const upgradeHistory = this.getRoomUpgradeHistory(roomId);
+        const upgradeHistory = this.getRoomUpgradeHistory(roomId, true);
 
         let eligibleToLeave = upgradeHistory;
         if (!includeFuture) {