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GHSA-CH5V-FHG8-7GV9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:49 – Updated: 2023-10-06 17:13

Summary

Matrix Synapse Authorization Error

Details

In Synapse before 0.31.2, unauthorised users can hijack rooms when there is no m.room.power_levels event in force.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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        "name": "matrix-synapse"
      },
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.31.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-12423"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-22T00:05:35Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-06-14T21:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In Synapse before 0.31.2, unauthorised users can hijack rooms when there is no `m.room.power_levels` event in force.",
  "id": "GHSA-ch5v-fhg8-7gv9",
  "modified": "2023-10-06T17:13:54Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:49:35Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12423"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/1304"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/901549"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://matrix.org/blog/2018/06/14/security-update-synapse-0-31-2"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Matrix Synapse Authorization Error"
}

CVE-2018-12423 (GCVE-0-2018-12423)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-14 21:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 18:24

Summary

In Synapse before 0.31.2, unauthorised users can hijack rooms when there is no m.room.power_levels event in force.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://matrix.org/blog/2018/06/14/security-updat…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/1304	x_refsource_MISC
https://bugs.debian.org/901549	x_refsource_MISC

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GHSA-CH5V-FHG8-7GV9

CVE-2018-12423 (GCVE-0-2018-12423)

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