Answer in brief
CVE-2023-32682 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in Synapse has improper checks for deactivated users during login. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps matrix-synapse (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
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CVSS is 5.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps matrix-synapse (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| matrix-synapsepypi | >=0 <1.85.0 | 1.85.0 |
Published upstream
Jun 6, 2023
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
### Impact It may be possible for a deactivated user to login when using uncommon configurations. This only applies if any of the following are true: * [JSON Web Tokens are enabled for login](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/jwt.html) via the `jwt_config.enabled` configuration setting * The [local password database is enabled](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/usage/configuration/config_documentation.html#password_config) via the `password_config.enabled` and `password_config.localdb_enabled` configuration settings *and* a user's password is [updated via an admin API](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/user_admin_api.html#create-or-modify-account) after a user is deactivated. **Note that the local password database is enabled by default**, but it is uncommon to set a user's password after they've been deactivated. Installations that are configured to only allow login via Single Sign-On (SSO) via CAS, SAML or OpenID Connect (OIDC); or via an external password provider (e.g. LDAP) are not affected. ### Patches * If using JSON Web Token logins: #15624 * For other users: #15634 ### Workarounds If not using JSON Web Tokens, ensure that deactivated users do not have a password set. This list of users can be queried from PostgreSQL: ```sql SELECT name FROM users WHERE password_hash IS NOT NULL AND deactivated = 1; ```
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