Vulnerability details

CVE-2024-52815

element-hq synapse

Synapse allows a a malformed invite to break the invitee's `/sync`

CVSS 4.0
8.7High

Official description

Synapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver. Synapse versions before 1.120.1 fail to properly validate invites received over federation. This vulnerability allows a malicious server to send a specially crafted invite that disrupts the invited user's /sync functionality. Synapse 1.120.1 rejects such invalid invites received over federation and restores the ability to sync for affected users.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
8.7High 4.0 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitHub_M) CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
element-hq synapse v < 1.120.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment
element-hq synapse < 1.120.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2024-12-03
Last updated
2024-12-03
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
GitHub_M

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.57%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
47.3%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
Yes
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Partial

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-20
    Improper Input Validation