Improper Authentication Affecting synapse package, versions <1.85.1-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.75% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-SYNAPSE-7014687
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed6 Jun 2023

Introduced: 6 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-32682  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 synapse to version 1.85.1-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream synapse package and not the synapse package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

Synapse is a Matrix protocol homeserver written in Python with the Twisted framework. In affected versions it may be possible for a deactivated user to login when using uncommon configurations. This only applies if any of the following are true: 1. JSON Web Tokens are enabled for login via the jwt_config.enabled configuration setting. 2. The local password database is enabled via the password_config.enabled and password_config.localdb_enabled configuration settings and a user's password is updated via an admin API after a user is deactivated. Note that the local password database is enabled by default, but it is uncommon to set a user's password after they've been deactivated. Installations that are configured to only allow login via Single Sign-On (SSO) via CAS, SAML or OpenID Connect (OIDC); or via an external password provider (e.g. LDAP) are not affected. If not using JSON Web Tokens, ensure that deactivated users do not have a password set. This issue has been addressed in version 1.85.0. Users are advised to upgrade.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1