vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-7444-1 (CVE-2023-32683): Synapse vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 6, 2023 | Apr 24, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Description
Synapse is a Matrix protocol homeserver written in Python with the Twisted framework. A discovered oEmbed or image URL can bypass the `url_preview_url_blacklist` setting potentially allowing server side request forgery or bypassing network policies. Impact is limited to IP addresses allowed by the `url_preview_ip_range_blacklist` setting (by default this only allows public IPs) and by the limited information returned to the client: 1. For discovered oEmbed URLs, any non-JSON response or a JSON response which includes non-oEmbed information is discarded. 2. For discovered image URLs, any non-image response is discarded. Systems which have URL preview disabled (via the `url_preview_enabled` setting) or have not configured a `url_preview_url_blacklist` are not affected. This issue has been addressed in version 1.85.0. Users are advised to upgrade. User unable to upgrade may also disable URL previews.
Solution
References
- CVE-2023-32683
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-32683
- CWE-863
- CWE-918
- UBUNTU-USN-7444-1
- URL-https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/15601
- URL-https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-98px-6486-j7qc
- URL-https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7444-1
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32683
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