CVE-2021-21333

unknown

Published 2021-03-26 · Modified 2023-11-08

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CVSS v3

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

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Description

Synapse is a Matrix reference homeserver written in python (pypi package matrix-synapse). Matrix is an ecosystem for open federated Instant Messaging and VoIP. In Synapse before version 1.27.0, the notification emails sent for notifications for missed messages or for an expiring account are subject to HTML injection. In the case of the notification for missed messages, this could allow an attacker to insert forged content into the email. The account expiry feature is not enabled by default and the HTML injection is not controllable by an attacker. This is fixed in version 1.27.0.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

30%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
sid	Fixed	`1.27.0-1`
forky	Fixed	`1.27.0-1`

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
PyPI	matrix-synapse	`<1.27.0`	`1.27.0`
PyPI	matrix-synapse	`<e54746bdf7d5c831eabe4dcea76a7626f1de73df\|\|<1.27.0`	`e54746bdf7d5c831eabe4dcea76a7626f1de73df`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.