SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-12423

In Synapse before 0.31.2, unauthorised users can hijack rooms when there is no m.room.power_levels event in force.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.84%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In Synapse before 0.31.2, unauthorised users can hijack rooms when there is no m.room.power_levels event in force.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
1.84% probability · 78th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
matrix/synapse
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.