Vulnerability · Published Dec 10, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-29668
Low 3.7
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in the sympa package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)3.7Low
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Sympa before 6.2.59b.2 allows remote attackers to obtain full SOAP API access by sending any arbitrary string (except one from an expired cookie) as the cookie value to authenticateAndRun.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | sympa | 6.2.58~dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29668 |
| Debian:13 | sympa | 6.2.58~dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29668 |
| Debian:14 | sympa | 6.2.58~dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29668 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/1041 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/pull/1044 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/blob/6.2.59b.2/NEWS.md x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=976020 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20201217 [SECURITY] [DLA 2499-1] sympa security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-4818 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- FEDORA-2021-a5570c5281 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-11cb6626e2 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA