Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting matrix-synapse package, versions [,0.34.0.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.64% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-MATRIXSYNAPSE-1571835
  • published30 Aug 2021
  • disclosed21 Mar 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-5885  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-255  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade matrix-synapse to version 0.34.0.1 or higher.

Overview

matrix-synapse is an ecosystem for open federated Instant Messaging and VoIP.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insufficiently Protected Credentials. When the macaroon_secret_key authentication parameter is not set, the application uses a predictable value to derive a secret key and other secrets which could allow remote attackers to impersonate users.

CVSS Scores

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