Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Synapse - CVE-2024-52805
Published: December 3, 2024 / Updated: April 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127002
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52805
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Matrix.org
Affected software:
Synapse
Synapse
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling in multipart/form-data request handling when processing unsupported multipart/form-data requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to cause a denial of service.
Only certain configurations are vulnerable, and memory consumption may transiently increase beyond expected levels while the request is being processed.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-52805
Install security update from vendor's website.