Insufficient verification of data authenticity in matrix-synapse package

1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity

EUVDB-ID: #VU22754

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18835

CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software mishandles signature checking on some federation APIs. Events sent over /send_join, /send_leave, and /invite may not be correctly signed, or may not come from expected hosts. A remote attacker can compromise the target system

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Synapse: 0.0.1 - 1.5.0 rc1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:matrix_org:synapse:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:matrix_org:synapse:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:matrix_org:synapse:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/6262
https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/releases/tag/v1.5.0

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.