| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| matrix-synapse | < 1.85.0 | 1.85.0 |
| synapse | < 1.85.0 | 1.85.0 |
A discovered oEmbed or image URL can bypass the url_preview_url_blacklist setting potentially allowing server side request forgery or bypassing network policies. Impact is limited to IP addresses allowed by the url_preview_ip_range_blacklist setting (by default this only allows public IPs) and by the limited information returned to the client:
Systems which have URL preview disabled (via the url_preview_enabled setting) or have not configured a url_preview_url_blacklist are not affected.
Because of the uncommon configuration required, the limited information a malicious user, and the amount of guesses/time the attack would need; the severity is rated as low.
The issue is fixed by #15601.
The default configuration of the url_preview_ip_range_blacklist should protect against requests being made to internal infrastructure, URL previews of public URLs is expected.
Alternately URL previews could be disabled using the url_preview_enabled setting.
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