CVE-2023-41335

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    CVE-2023-41335

    Published: 26 Sept 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Temporary storage of plaintext passwords during password changes in matrix synapse

    Details: Synapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver written and maintained by the Matrix.org Foundation. When users update their passwords, the new credentials may be briefly held in the server database. While this doesn't grant the server any added capabilities—it already learns the users' passwords as part of the authentication process—it does disrupt the expectation that passwords won't be stored in the database. As a result, these passwords could inadvertently be captured in database backups for a longer duration. These temporarily stored passwords are automatically erased after a 48-hour window. This issue has been addressed in version 1.93.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

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    Type: GIT

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    Introduced- 6f80fe1e1bbb6cab3ce605b2023e0488e2d80d52

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High
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