GHSA-3hfw-x7gx-437c

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3hfw-x7gx-437c
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/11/GHSA-3hfw-x7gx-437c/GHSA-3hfw-x7gx-437c.json
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https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-3hfw-x7gx-437c
Aliases
Published
2021-11-23T21:58:56Z
Modified
2024-09-24T16:20:28.302361Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 8.7 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Path traversal in Matrix Synapse
Details

Impact

Synapse instances with the media repository enabled can be tricked into downloading a file from a remote server into an arbitrary directory, potentially outside the media store directory.

The last two directories and file name of the path are chosen randomly by Synapse and cannot be controlled by an attacker, which limits the impact.

Homeservers with the media repository disabled are unaffected. Homeservers configured with a federation whitelist are also unaffected.

Patches

Server administrators should upgrade to 1.47.1 or later.

Workarounds

Server administrators using a reverse proxy could, at the expense of losing media functionality, block the following endpoints:

  • /_matrix/media/r0/download/{serverName}/{mediaId}
  • /_matrix/media/r0/download/{serverName}/{mediaId}/{fileName}
  • /_matrix/media/r0/thumbnail/{serverName}/{mediaId}

Alternatively, non-containerized deployments can be adapted to use the hardened systemd config, located at contrib/systemd/override-hardened.conf.

References

n/a

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, e-mail us at security@matrix.org.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-11-23T20:15:00Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-22"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-11-23T18:44:39Z"
}
References

Affected packages

PyPI / matrix-synapse

Package

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.47.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.33.5
0.33.5.1
0.33.6rc1
0.33.6
0.33.7rc1
0.33.7rc2
0.33.7
0.33.8rc2
0.33.8
0.33.9
0.34.0rc1
0.34.0rc2
0.34.0
0.34.0.1
0.34.1.1
0.99.0rc1
0.99.0rc2
0.99.0rc3
0.99.0rc4
0.99.0
0.99.1rc1
0.99.1rc2
0.99.1
0.99.1.1
0.99.2rc1
0.99.2
0.99.3rc1
0.99.3
0.99.3.1
0.99.3.2
0.99.4rc1
0.99.4
0.99.5rc1
0.99.5
0.99.5.1
0.99.5.2

1.*

1.0.0rc1
1.0.0rc2
1.0.0rc3
1.0.0
1.1.0rc1
1.1.0rc2
1.1.0
1.2.0rc1
1.2.0rc2
1.2.0
1.2.1
1.3.0rc1
1.3.0
1.3.1
1.4.0rc1
1.4.0rc2
1.4.0
1.4.1rc1
1.4.1
1.5.0rc1
1.5.0rc2
1.5.0
1.5.1
1.6.0rc1
1.6.0rc2
1.6.0
1.6.1
1.7.0rc1
1.7.0rc2
1.7.0
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.8.0rc1
1.8.0
1.9.0.dev1
1.9.0.dev2
1.9.0rc1
1.9.0
1.9.1
1.10.0rc1
1.10.0rc2
1.10.0rc3
1.10.0rc5
1.10.0
1.10.1
1.11.0rc1
1.11.0
1.11.1
1.12.0rc1
1.12.0
1.12.1rc1
1.12.1
1.12.2
1.12.3
1.12.4rc1
1.12.4
1.13.0rc1
1.13.0rc2
1.13.0rc3
1.13.0
1.14.0rc1
1.14.0rc2
1.14.0
1.15.0rc1
1.15.0
1.15.1
1.15.2
1.16.0rc1
1.16.0rc2
1.16.0
1.16.1
1.17.0rc1
1.17.0
1.18.0rc1
1.18.0rc2
1.18.0
1.19.0rc1
1.19.0
1.19.1rc1
1.19.1
1.19.2
1.19.3
1.20.0rc1
1.20.0rc2
1.20.0rc3
1.20.0rc4
1.20.0rc5
1.20.0
1.20.1
1.21.0rc1
1.21.0rc2
1.21.0rc3
1.21.0
1.21.1
1.21.2
1.22.0rc1
1.22.0rc2
1.22.0
1.22.1
1.23.0rc1
1.23.0
1.23.1
1.24.0rc1
1.24.0rc2
1.24.0
1.25.0rc1
1.25.0
1.26.0rc1
1.26.0rc2
1.26.0
1.27.0rc1
1.27.0rc2
1.27.0
1.28.0rc1
1.28.0
1.29.0rc1
1.29.0
1.30.0rc1
1.30.0
1.30.1
1.31.0rc1
1.31.0
1.32.0rc1
1.32.0
1.32.1
1.32.2
1.33.0rc1
1.33.0rc2
1.33.0
1.33.1
1.33.2
1.34.0rc1
1.34.0
1.35.0rc1
1.35.0rc2
1.35.0rc3
1.35.0
1.35.1
1.36.0rc1
1.36.0rc2
1.36.0
1.37.0rc1
1.37.0
1.37.1rc1
1.37.1
1.38.0rc1
1.38.0rc2
1.38.0rc3
1.38.0
1.38.1
1.39.0rc1
1.39.0rc2
1.39.0rc3
1.39.0
1.40.0rc1
1.40.0rc2
1.40.0rc3
1.40.0
1.41.0rc1
1.41.0
1.41.1
1.42.0rc1
1.42.0rc2
1.42.0
1.43.0rc1
1.43.0rc2
1.43.0
1.44.0rc1
1.44.0rc2
1.44.0rc3
1.44.0
1.45.0rc1
1.45.0rc2
1.45.0
1.45.1
1.46.0rc1
1.46.0
1.47.0rc1
1.47.0rc2
1.47.0rc3
1.47.0