SB2019032141 - Predictable secret key in Matrix Synapse
Published: March 21, 2019 Updated: May 17, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019032141
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Key management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5885)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to impersonate application users.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of a weak and predictable secret key if the macaroon_secret_key authentication parameter is not set. A remote attacker can impersonate other application users.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://matrix.org/blog/2019/01/15/further-details-on-critical-security-update-in-synapse-affecting-all-versions-prior-to-0-34-1-cve-2019-5885/
- https://matrix.org/blog/2019/01/10/critical-security-update-synapse-0-34-0-1-synapse-0-34-1-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VMCLO5PUPBA756UKY72PKUWL4RRM4W6K/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/32Y6KD3OAHCG5P33HC2QEX3NUZOSXCGZ/