CVE-2018-1000671

Description

sympa version 6.2.16 and later contains a CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in The "referer" parameter of the wwsympa.fcgi login action. that can result in Open redirection and reflected XSS via data URIs. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim's browser must follow a URL supplied by the attacker. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in none available.

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/268	issue tracking third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00023.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4442-1/	vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00015.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000671?: CVE-2018-1000671 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000671?: To fix CVE-2018-1000671, 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-2018-1000671 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-1000671 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-601 – URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

References

Frequently Asked Questions