Sydent is a reference Matrix identity server. Sydent can be induced to send HTTP GET requests to internal systems, due to lack of parameter validation or IP address blacklisting. It is not possible to exfiltrate data or control request headers, but it might be possible to use the attack to perform an internal port enumeration. This issue has been addressed in in 9e57334, 8936925, 3d531ed, 0f00412. A potential workaround would be to use a firewall to ensure that Sydent cannot reach internal HTTP resources.
CVE-2021-29431
This high-severity CVE scores 7.7 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 46% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.7
- EG Score
- 7.7(medium)
- EPSS
- 64.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 15, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (14)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/0f00412017f25619bc36c264b29ea96808bf310a
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/3d531ed50d2fd41ac387f36d44d3fb2c62dd22d3
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/8936925f561b0c352c2fa922d5097d7245aad00a
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/9e573348d81df8191bbe8c266c01999c9d57cd5f
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/releases/tag/v2.3.0
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/security/advisories/GHSA-9jhm-8m8c-c3f4
- security-advisories@githubhttps://pypi.org/project/matrix-sydent/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/0f00412017f25619bc36c264b29ea96808bf310a
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/3d531ed50d2fd41ac387f36d44d3fb2c62dd22d3
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/8936925f561b0c352c2fa922d5097d7245aad00a
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/9e573348d81df8191bbe8c266c01999c9d57cd5f
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/releases/tag/v2.3.0
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/security/advisories/GHSA-9jhm-8m8c-c3f4
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pypi.org/project/matrix-sydent/
Affected Packages
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PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
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| matrix-sydent | 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.2.0 | 2.3.0 | — |
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