PT-2020-5771 · Renaud Dubois Christophe Wolfhugel Olivier Salauen+2 · Sympa+2

Nicolas Chatelain

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Published

2020-03-24

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Updated

2022-11-08

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CVE-2020-10936

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Sympa versions prior to 6.2.56
Description: The issue is related to a lack of privilege management mechanism in the Sympa mailing list manager, which can be exploited to gain access to confidential data, compromise data integrity, and cause a denial of service. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.
Recommendations: For versions prior to 6.2.56, update to version 6.2.56 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive data and functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-01730
CVE-2020-10936
DLA-2401-1
DSA-4818-1
USN-4442-1
USN-4442-2

Affected Products

Linuxmint
Sympa
Ubuntu