CVE-2018-12291 (GCVE-0-2018-12291)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-13 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The on_get_missing_events function in handlers/federation.py in Matrix Synapse before 0.31.1 has a security bug in the get_missing_events federation API where event visibility rules were not applied correctly.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
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| https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/releases/ta… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/3371 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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