CVE-2023-42453

NameCVE-2023-42453
DescriptionSynapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver written and maintained by the Matrix.org Foundation. Users were able to forge read receipts for any event (if they knew the room ID and event ID). Note that the users were not able to view the events, but simply mark it as read. This could be confusing as clients will show the event as read by the user, even if they are not in the room. This issue has been patched in version 1.93.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
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Debian Bugs1053283

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
matrix-synapse (PTS)trixie1.100.0-1fixed
sid1.103.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
matrix-synapsesource(unstable)1.93.0-11053283

Notes

https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/16327
https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-7565-cq32-vx2x

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