CVE-2021-46900

high

Description

Sympa before 6.2.62 relies on a cookie parameter for certain security objectives, but does not ensure that this parameter exists and has an unpredictable value. Specifically, the cookie parameter is both a salt for stored passwords and an XSS protection mechanism.

References

https://www.sympa.community/security/2021-001.html

https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/1091

https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa-community.github.io/blob/master/security/2021-001.md

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-12-31

Updated: 2024-01-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High