pysec-2019-187
Vulnerability from pysec
Published
2019-03-21 16:01
Modified
2021-08-27 03:22
Details

Matrix Synapse before 0.34.0.1, when the macaroon_secret_key authentication parameter is not set, uses a predictable value to derive a secret key and other secrets which could allow remote attackers to impersonate users.

Impacted products
Name purl
matrix-synapse pkg:pypi/matrix-synapse
Aliases



{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "matrix-synapse",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/matrix-synapse"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.34.0.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.33.5",
        "0.33.5.1",
        "0.33.6",
        "0.33.6rc1",
        "0.33.7",
        "0.33.7rc1",
        "0.33.7rc2",
        "0.33.8",
        "0.33.8rc2",
        "0.33.9",
        "0.34.0",
        "0.34.0rc1",
        "0.34.0rc2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-5885"
  ],
  "details": "Matrix Synapse before 0.34.0.1, when the macaroon_secret_key authentication parameter is not set, uses a predictable value to derive a secret key and other secrets which could allow remote attackers to impersonate users.",
  "id": "PYSEC-2019-187",
  "modified": "2021-08-27T03:22:06.392030Z",
  "published": "2019-03-21T16:01:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "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/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "https://matrix.org/blog/2019/01/10/critical-security-update-synapse-0-34-0-1-synapse-0-34-1-1/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VMCLO5PUPBA756UKY72PKUWL4RRM4W6K/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/32Y6KD3OAHCG5P33HC2QEX3NUZOSXCGZ/"
    }
  ]
}


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