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🛡️ CVE-2023-41335 on Ubuntu — matrix-synapse

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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CVSS Score
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Description

Synapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver written and maintained by the Matrix.org Foundation. When users update their passwords, the new credentials may be briefly held in the server database. While this doesn't grant the server any added capabilities—it already learns the users' passwords as part of the authentication process—it does disrupt the expectation that passwords won't be stored in the database. As a result, these passwords could inadvertently be captured in database backups for a longer duration. These temporarily stored passwords are automatically erased after a 48-hour window. This issue has been addressed in version 1.93.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-41335 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package matrix-synapse. The fix is available in version 1.53.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41335 is classified as CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. Sensitive values are written to storage unencrypted and readable by anyone with access to it.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41335 is recorded against 1 package.

  • matrix-synapse (fixed in 1.53.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2)

Timeline and source

Published on 27 September 2023 and last revised on 4 February 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)

Other advisories for this package

matrix-synapse has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information) in other software:

CVE-2023-41335 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2023-09-27
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-02-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
matrix-synapse — 1.53.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

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