Directory Traversal Affecting sympa package, versions <6.2.32~dfsg-1
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- published26 Jun 2018
- disclosed26 Jun 2018
Introduced: 26 Jun 2018
CVE-2018-1000550 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable sympa to version 6.2.32~dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sympa package and not the sympa package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-1000550
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000550
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4285
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00033.html
- https://sympa-community.github.io/security/2018-001.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4442-1/