GHSA-v8wm-g9f2-xjv4

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    GHSA-v8wm-g9f2-xjv4

    Published: 13 May 2022Last Modified: 6 Jul 2026

    Summary: Matrix Synapse Security Filtering Flaw

    Details: The `on_get_missing_events` function in handlers/federation.py in Matrix Synapse before 0.31.1 has a security bug in the get_missing_events federation API where event visibility rules were not applied correctly.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12291, https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/3371, https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/commit/0834b49c6a9b6c597a154d4b2dfcf8fff90699ec, https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse, https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/releases/tag/v0.31.1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: matrix-synapse

    Purl: pkg:pypi/matrix-synapse

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.31.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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