Sympa < 4.1.2 wwsympa.fcgi List Master Authentication Bypass

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2118

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw that allows for the bypassing of authentication.

Description

The remote host is running wwsympa.fcgi, a web interface for the Sympa mailing list manager. It is reported that this version of Sympa may permit an attacker to bypass the list master authentication in order to create unauthorized mailing list.

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.1.2 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2118

Family: CGI

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Reference Information

BID: 10941