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.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sympa | Sympa | * | 6.2.58 (including) |
| Sympa | Sympa | 6.2.59-beta1 (including) | 6.2.59-beta1 (including) |
| Sympa | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Sympa | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Sympa | Ubuntu | groovy | * |
| Sympa | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Sympa | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Sympa | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=976020
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/blob/6.2.59b.2/NEWS.md
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/1041
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/pull/1044
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00026.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFZWDEKQFW3EH665OECDWIWM2MI7T53Y/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JICIHAJKKCZXJNIICUDYXGZFQCN6J4U6/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4818
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=976020
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/blob/6.2.59b.2/NEWS.md
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/1041
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/pull/1044
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00026.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFZWDEKQFW3EH665OECDWIWM2MI7T53Y/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JICIHAJKKCZXJNIICUDYXGZFQCN6J4U6/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4818