Information disclosure in Synapse - CVE-2021-39164

 

Information disclosure in Synapse - CVE-2021-39164

Published: September 1, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56225
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39164
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote authenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

Synapse
Fedora
matrix-synapse

How to mitigate CVE-2021-39164

Install updates from vendor's website.

Synapse - addressed in versions 1.41.1, 1.42.0 rc1
matrix-synapse - addressed in versions 1.41.1-1.fc34, 1.41.1-1.fc35

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