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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-MATRIXSYNAPSE-5920322
  • published 27 Sep 2023
  • disclosed 26 Sep 2023
  • credit Unknown

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

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
5.8 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    High
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

3.7 low