CVE-2023-32323
MEDIUMSynapse <= 1.73 - Denial of Service via Oversized invite_room_state Field
Title source: llmDescription
Synapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver written and maintained by the Matrix.org Foundation. A malicious user on a Synapse homeserver X with permission to create certain state events can disable outbound federation from X to an arbitrary homeserver Y. Synapse instances with federation disabled are not affected. In versions of Synapse up to and including 1.73, Synapse did not limit the size of `invite_room_state`, meaning that it was possible to create an arbitrarily large invite event. Synapse 1.74 refuses to create oversized `invite_room_state` fields. Server operators should upgrade to Synapse 1.74 or newer urgently.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UJIJRP5ZH6B3KGFLHCAKR2IX2Y4Z25QD/
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-f3wc-3vxv-xmvr
Exploit, Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14492
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/14642
Scores
CVSS v3
5.0
EPSS
0.0098
EPSS Percentile
57.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (2)
matrix/synapse
< 1.74.0
pypi/matrix-synapse
0 - 1.74.0PyPI
Published
May 26, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026