SB2018042204 - Directory traversal in Sympa

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SB2018042204 - Directory traversal in Sympa

Published: April 22, 2018 Updated: September 10, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018042204
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000550)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to create or modify files on the filesystem.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in wwsympa.fcgi when editing templates. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP GET or POST request and edit or create files on the system outside the webroot directory.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References