1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/event_auth.py b/synapse/event_auth.py
index c582355146..8c907ad596 100644
--- a/synapse/event_auth.py
+++ b/synapse/event_auth.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def check(
     Args:
         room_version_obj: the version of the room
         event: the event being checked.
-        auth_events (dict: event-key -> event): the existing room state.
+        auth_events: the existing room state.
 
     Raises:
         AuthError if the checks fail
@@ -65,14 +65,16 @@ def check(
 
     room_id = event.room_id
 
-    # I'm not really expecting to get auth events in the wrong room, but let's
-    # sanity-check it
+    # We need to ensure that the auth events are actually for the same room, to
+    # stop people from using powers they've been granted in other rooms for
+    # example.
     for auth_event in auth_events.values():
         if auth_event.room_id != room_id:
-            raise Exception(
+            raise AuthError(
+                403,
                 "During auth for event %s in room %s, found event %s in the state "
                 "which is in room %s"
-                % (event.event_id, room_id, auth_event.event_id, auth_event.room_id)
+                % (event.event_id, room_id, auth_event.event_id, auth_event.room_id),
             )
 
     if do_sig_check: