Arbitrary File Upload Affecting matrix-synapse package, versions [,1.120.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-MATRIXSYNAPSE-8454891
  • published4 Dec 2024
  • disclosed3 Dec 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-53863  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-434  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade matrix-synapse to version 1.120.2 or higher.

Overview

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

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload due to the dynamic_thumbnails option or processing a specially crafted request. An attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by invoking external, potentially untrustworthy decoders.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1