CVE-2023-32682
Improper checks for deactivated users during login in synapse
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- GitHub_M
Description
Synapse is a Matrix protocol homeserver written in Python with the Twisted framework. In affected versions it may be possible for a deactivated user to login when using uncommon configurations. This only applies if any of the following are true: 1. JSON Web Tokens are enabled for login via the `jwt_config.enabled` configuration setting. 2. The local password database is enabled via the `password_config.enabled` and `password_config.localdb_enabled` configuration settings *and* a user's password is updated via an admin API after a user is deactivated. Note that the local password database is enabled by default, but it is uncommon to set a user's password after they've been deactivated. Installations that are configured to only allow login via Single Sign-On (SSO) via CAS, SAML or OpenID Connect (OIDC); or via an external password provider (e.g. LDAP) are not affected. If not using JSON Web Tokens, ensure that deactivated users do not have a password set. This issue has been addressed in version 1.85.0. Users are advised to upgrade.
Timeline
ID reserved
By GitHub_M
- 26 days later
· 26 days later
Published
- 21 months later
· 21 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.75% · top 45% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected < 1.85.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPImatrix-synapseGHSA-26c5-ppr8-f33p (opens in a new tab)
References (7)
- https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-26c5-ppr8-f33p (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/15624 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/15634 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/user_admin_api.html#create-or-modify-account (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/jwt.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/usage/configuration/config_documentation.html#password_config (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X6DH5A5YEB5LRIPP32OUW25FCGZFCZU2/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-26c5-ppr8-f33p (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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