VDB
CVE-2019-5885
CVE-2019-5885
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.77% · 74.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.77%
74.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | matrix-synapse | 0.19.2+dfsg-6, 0.24.0+dfsg-1, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/32Y6KD3OAHCG5P33HC2QEX3NUZOSXCGZ/ (circl)
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VMCLO5PUPBA756UKY72PKUWL4RRM4W6K/ (circl)
- https://matrix.org/blog/2019/01/10/critical-security-update-synapse-0-34-0-1-synapse-0-34-1-1/ (circl)
- 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/ (circl)
Timeline
- Mar 19, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5885 third-party-advisory
- https://matrix.org/blog/2019/01/10/critical-security-update-synapse-0-34-0-1-synapse-0-34-1-1/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6076-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5885 third-party-advisory