#VU47650 Improper Privilege Management in Sympa - CVE-2020-10936
Published: May 27, 2020 / Updated: October 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47650
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10936
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Sympa
Sympa
Software vendor:
sympa.org
sympa.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of privileges within the application. A local user can gain elevated privileges via unknown vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00012.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3J4NZLGAF4ZYK52XEBQDTBNHLGBEPXXN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3TMQ3CORUOWARALACCBG2SBTIGZ5GY5/
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-05-25-cve-2020-10936-sympa-privileges-escalation-to-root/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4442-1/