{"schema_version":"1.7.5","id":"GHSA-3x4c-pq33-4w3q","published":"2021-09-01T18:25:27Z","modified":"2026-07-08T06:28:52.954705259Z","aliases":["CVE-2021-39164","PYSEC-2021-425"],"summary":"Improper authorisation of members discloses room membership to non-members","details":"### Impact\nUnauthorised users can access the membership (list of members, with their display names) of a room if they know the ID of the room. The vulnerability is limited to rooms with `shared` history visibility. Furthermore, the unauthorised user must be using an account on a vulnerable homeserver that is in the room.\n\n### Patches\nServer administrators should upgrade to 1.41.1 or later.\n\n### Workarounds\nAdministrators of servers that use a reverse proxy could, with potentially unacceptable loss of functionality, block the following endpoints:\n* `/_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{room_id}/members` with `at` query parameter\n* `/_matrix/client/unstable/rooms/{room_id}/members` with `at` query parameter\n\n### References\nn/a\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, e-mail us at security@matrix.org.","affected":[{"package":{"name":"matrix-synapse","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/matrix-synapse"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.41.1"}]}],"versions":["0.33.5","0.33.5.1","0.33.6","0.33.6rc1","0.33.7","0.33.7rc1","0.33.7rc2","0.33.8","0.33.8rc2","0.33.9","0.34.0","0.34.0.1","0.34.0rc1","0.34.0rc2","0.34.1.1","0.99.0","0.99.0rc1","0.99.0rc2","0.99.0rc3","0.99.0rc4","0.99.1","0.99.1.1","0.99.1rc1","0.99.1rc2","0.99.2","0.99.2rc1","0.99.3","0.99.3.1","0.99.3.2","0.99.3rc1","0.99.4","0.99.4rc1","0.99.5","0.99.5.1","0.99.5.2","0.99.5rc1","1.0.0","1.0.0rc1","1.0.0rc2","1.0.0rc3","1.1.0","1.1.0rc1","1.1.0rc2","1.10.0","1.10.0rc1","1.10.0rc2","1.10.0rc3","1.10.0rc5","1.10.1","1.11.0","1.11.0rc1","1.11.1","1.12.0","1.12.0rc1","1.12.1","1.12.1rc1","1.12.2","1.12.3","1.12.4","1.12.4rc1","1.13.0","1.13.0rc1","1.13.0rc2","1.13.0rc3","1.14.0","1.14.0rc1","1.14.0rc2","1.15.0","1.15.0rc1","1.15.1","1.15.2","1.16.0","1.16.0rc1","1.16.0rc2","1.16.1","1.17.0","1.17.0rc1","1.18.0","1.18.0rc1","1.18.0rc2","1.19.0","1.19.0rc1","1.19.1","1.19.1rc1","1.19.2","1.19.3","1.2.0","1.2.0rc1","1.2.0rc2","1.2.1","1.20.0","1.20.0rc1","1.20.0rc2","1.20.0rc3","1.20.0rc4","1.20.0rc5","1.20.1","1.21.0","1.21.0rc1","1.21.0rc2","1.21.0rc3","1.21.1","1.21.2","1.22.0","1.22.0rc1","1.22.0rc2","1.22.1","1.23.0","1.23.0rc1","1.23.1","1.24.0","1.24.0rc1","1.24.0rc2","1.25.0","1.25.0rc1","1.26.0","1.26.0rc1","1.26.0rc2","1.27.0","1.27.0rc1","1.27.0rc2","1.28.0","1.28.0rc1","1.29.0","1.29.0rc1","1.3.0","1.3.0rc1","1.3.1","1.30.0","1.30.0rc1","1.30.1","1.31.0","1.31.0rc1","1.32.0","1.32.0rc1","1.32.1","1.32.2","1.33.0","1.33.0rc1","1.33.0rc2","1.33.1","1.33.2","1.34.0","1.34.0rc1","1.35.0","1.35.0rc1","1.35.0rc2","1.35.0rc3","1.35.1","1.36.0","1.36.0rc1","1.36.0rc2","1.37.0","1.37.0rc1","1.37.1","1.37.1rc1","1.38.0","1.38.0rc1","1.38.0rc2","1.38.0rc3","1.38.1","1.39.0","1.39.0rc1","1.39.0rc2","1.39.0rc3","1.4.0","1.4.0rc1","1.4.0rc2","1.4.1","1.4.1rc1","1.40.0","1.40.0rc1","1.40.0rc2","1.40.0rc3","1.41.0","1.41.0rc1","1.5.0","1.5.0rc1","1.5.0rc2","1.5.1","1.6.0","1.6.0rc1","1.6.0rc2","1.6.1","1.7.0","1.7.0rc1","1.7.0rc2","1.7.1","1.7.2","1.7.3","1.8.0","1.8.0rc1","1.9.0","1.9.0.dev1","1.9.0.dev2","1.9.0rc1","1.9.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/09/GHSA-3x4c-pq33-4w3q/GHSA-3x4c-pq33-4w3q.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-3x4c-pq33-4w3q"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39164"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/commit/cb35df940a"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/releases/tag/v1.41.1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/matrix-synapse/PYSEC-2021-425.yaml"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2VHDEPCZ22GJFMZCWA2XZAGPOEV72POF"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXT7ID7DNBRN2TVTETU3SYQHJKEG6PXN"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-200"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2021-08-31T19:13:32Z","nvd_published_at":"2021-08-31T17:15:00Z","severity":"LOW"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"}]}