CVE-2023-32682
Improper checks for deactivated users during login in synapse
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.4 Medium
- Published
- Jun 6, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Reserved
- May 11, 2023
Description
Synapse is a Matrix protocol homeserver written in Python with the Twisted framework. In affected versions it may be possible for a deactivated user to login when using uncommon configurations. This only applies if any of the following are true: 1. JSON Web Tokens are enabled for login via the `jwt_config.enabled` configuration setting. 2. The local password database is enabled via the `password_config.enabled` and `password_config.localdb_enabled` configuration settings *and* a user's password is updated via an admin API after a user is deactivated. Note that the local password database is enabled by default, but it is uncommon to set a user's password after they've been deactivated. Installations that are configured to only allow login via Single Sign-On (SSO) via CAS, SAML or OpenID Connect (OIDC); or via an external password provider (e.g. LDAP) are not affected. If not using JSON Web Tokens, ensure that deactivated users do not have a password set. This issue has been addressed in version 1.85.0. Users are advised to upgrade.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
synapsematrix-org |
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References
- https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-26c5-ppr8-f33p
- https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/15624
- https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/15634
- https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/user_admin_api.html#create-or-modify-account
- https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/jwt.html
- https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/usage/configuration/config_documentation.html#password_config
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X6DH5A5YEB5LRIPP32OUW25FCGZFCZU2/
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