CVE-2020-29668

Public Exploit

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.

Category

3.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.09% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/1041 exploit third party advisory patch
https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/pull/1044 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/blob/6.2.59b.2/NEWS.md third party advisory release notes
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=976020 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00026.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4818 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JICIHAJKKCZXJNIICUDYXGZFQCN6J4U6/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFZWDEKQFW3EH665OECDWIWM2MI7T53Y/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-29668?
CVE-2020-29668 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-29668?
To fix CVE-2020-29668, 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-2020-29668 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-29668 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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