CVE-2019-5885

Published: Mar 19, 2019

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/32Y6KD3OAHCG5P33HC2QEX3NUZOSXCGZ/

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VMCLO5PUPBA756UKY72PKUWL4RRM4W6K/

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://matrix.org/blog/2019/01/10/critical-security-update-synapse-0-34-0-1-synapse-0-34-1-1/

x_refsource_CONFIRM

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/

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CVE-2019-5885

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