Information Exposure Affecting matrix-synapse package, versions [1.66.0,1.93.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-MATRIXSYNAPSE-5920322
  • published27 Sept 2023
  • disclosed26 Sept 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-41335  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade matrix-synapse to version 1.93.0 or higher.

Overview

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

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure due to temporarily stored plaintext passwords in the server database. An attacker can potentially access these passwords if they have access to the database backups.

CVSS Scores

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