CVE-2020-10936
Debian Security Advisory 4818-1
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Sympa before 6.2.56 allows privilege escalation.
Sympa versiones anteriores a la versión 6.2.56, permite una escalada de privilegios.
Michael Kaczmarczik discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled HTTP GET/POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert, edit or obtain sensitive information. It was discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled URL parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform XSS attacks. Nicolas Chatelain discovered that Sympa incorrectly handled environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue with a setuid binary and gain root privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
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Privileges Required
User Interaction
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-03-24 CVE Reserved
- 2020-05-27 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases | Release Notes | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00012.html | Mailing List |
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| https://sysdream.com/news/lab | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-05-25-cve-2020-10936-sympa-privileges-escalation-to-root | 2024-08-04 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Sympa Search vendor "Sympa" | Sympa Search vendor "Sympa" for product "Sympa" | < 6.2.56 Search vendor "Sympa" for product "Sympa" and version " < 6.2.56" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 31 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "31" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 32 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "32" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
Affected
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
Affected
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | esm |
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