CVE-2018-1000550

Description

The Sympa Community Sympa version prior to version 6.2.32 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in wwsympa.fcgi template editing function that can result in Possibility to create or modify files on the server filesystem. This attack appear to be exploitable via HTTP GET/POST request. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 6.2.32.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.49%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory github.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sympa-community.github.io/security/2018-001.html patch vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4285 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00033.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4442-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000550?
CVE-2018-1000550 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000550?
To fix CVE-2018-1000550, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1000550 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-1000550 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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