CVE-2021-29431

SSRF in Sydent due to missing validation of hostnames

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 15, 2021 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:47 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSydentSydent

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Sydent is a reference Matrix identity server. Sydent can be induced to send HTTP GET requests to internal systems, due to lack of parameter validation or IP address blacklisting. It is not possible to exfiltrate data or control request headers, but it might be possible to use the attack to perform an internal port enumeration. This issue has been addressed in in 9e57334, 8936925, 3d531ed, 0f00412. A potential workaround would be to use a firewall to ensure that Sydent cannot reach internal HTTP resources.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.3.0
Affected range stops below 2.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.3.0
Affected range stops below 2.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-918

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