CVE-2024-37303
Synapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver. Synapse before version 1.106 allows, by design, unauthenticated remote participants to trigger a download and caching of remote media from a remote homeserver to the local media repository. Such content then also becomes available for download from the local homeserver in an unauthenticated way. The implication is that unauthenticated remote adversaries can use this functionality to plant problematic content into the media repository. Synapse 1.106 introduces a partial mitigation in the form of new endpoints which require authentication for media downloads. The unauthenticated endpoints will be frozen in a future release, closing the attack vector.
EPSS 0.43% · 36.2th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| element-hq | synapse | *, < 1.106 |
| matrix | synapse | 0, 0 |
| element-hq | synapse | 0, 0 |
| PyPI | matrix-synapse | 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jan 20, 1970 Fix PR Merged
- Jan 21, 1970 Security Advisory
- Dec 3, 2024 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2024 PoC Published
- Dec 3, 2024 CVE Updated
- Dec 4, 2024 EPSS Score
- Dec 22, 2024 EPSS Score
- Jan 9, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jan 26, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jan 27, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
- Feb 13, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 3, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3916 fix
- https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-gjgr-7834-rhxr url
- https://github.com/element-hq/synapse package
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37303 advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/matrix-synapse/PYSEC-2024-287.yaml url