CVE-2020-26891
AuthRestServlet in Matrix Synapse before 1.21.0 is vulnerable to XSS due to unsafe interpolation of the session GET parameter. This allows a remote attacker to execute an XSS attack on the domain
02 Description
AuthRestServlet in Matrix Synapse before 1.21.0 is vulnerable to XSS due to unsafe interpolation of the session GET parameter. This allows a remote attacker to execute an XSS attack on the domain
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.92% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 79.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-10-19 16:47Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 16:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-10-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- bfd7afb0e1d8cb751530d22c211761b20c86eadc3b3516dc7ebb83a2b805ceb7
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/8444
- matrix.orghttps://matrix.org/blog/2020/10/15/synapse-1-21-2-released-and-security-advisory
- github.comhttps://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/releases/tag/v1.21.2
- github.comhttps://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-3x8c-fmpc-5rmq
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- matrix-synapse Fixed in 1.21.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- matrix-synapse No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- matrix-synapse No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- matrix-synapse No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.