CVE-2023-41335
matrix-synapse vulnerable to temporary storage of plaintext passwords during password changes
Description
Synapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver written and maintained by the Matrix.org Foundation. When users update their passwords, the new credentials may be briefly held in the server database. While this doesn't grant the server any added capabilities—it already learns the users' passwords as part of the authentication process—it does disrupt the expectation that passwords won't be stored in the database. As a result, these passwords could inadvertently be captured in database backups for a longer duration. These temporarily stored passwords are automatically erased after a 48-hour window. This issue has been addressed in version 1.93.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
How to fix CVE-2023-41335
To remediate CVE-2023-41335, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.93.0-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.93.0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.93.0 or later
Is CVE-2023-41335 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.93.0-1
- >= 1.66.0, < 1.93.0
- >= 1.66.0, < 1.93.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |