GHSA-5chr-wjw5-3gq4
MEDIUMmatrix-synapse vulnerable to denial of service due to malicious server ACL events
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Blast Radius
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Description
Impact
A malicious server ACL event can impact performance temporarily or permanently leading to a persistent denial of service.
Homeservers running on a closed federation (which presumably do not need to use server ACLs) are not affected.
Patches
Server administrators are advised to upgrade to Synapse 1.94.0 or later.
Workarounds
Rooms with malicious server ACL events can be purged and blocked using the admin API.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | matrix-synapse | all versions | 1.94.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for matrix-synapse. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update matrix-synapse to 1.94.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-5chr-wjw5-3gq4 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-5chr-wjw5-3gq4 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-5chr-wjw5-3gq4. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-5chr-wjw5-3gq4 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-5chr-wjw5-3gq4 across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.