Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : SOGo vulnerabilities (USN-8504-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 325422

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8504-1 advisory.

It was discovered that SOGo did not properly sanitize categories used for events, tasks, and contacts. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-71276)

It was discovered that SOGo did not properly sanitize the hint query parameter. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-3054)

It was discovered that SOGo did not renew the one-time password when a user disabled and re-enabled it, and used a shorter length than recommended. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-33550)

It was discovered that SOGo did not properly use the SQL adaptor for the user source, resulting in SQL injection when certain databases were used. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary SQL commands. (CVE-2026-46445, CVE-2026-46446)

It was discovered that SOGo did not properly sanitize mail containing ICS calendar invitations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-8496)

It was discovered that SOGo did not properly validate identifiers when managing access control lists. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to perform SQL injection attacks and obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-8851)

It was discovered that SOGo did not properly sanitize the theme parameter. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-63499)

It was discovered that SOGo did not properly sanitize the userName parameter on the login page. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-63498)

It was discovered that SOGo did not properly sanitize attachments when previewing them. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-34462)

It was discovered that SOGo did not validate the signatures of SAML assertions it received when SAML was used for authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate other users. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-33054)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected sogo, sogo-activesync and / or sogo-common packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8504-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 325422

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8504-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/7/2026

Updated: 7/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

Percentile: 57.42

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33054

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Threat Score: 7.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-8851

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:sogo-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:sogo-activesync, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:sogo, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-33054, CVE-2024-34462, CVE-2025-63498, CVE-2025-63499, CVE-2025-71276, CVE-2026-3054, CVE-2026-33550, CVE-2026-46445, CVE-2026-46446, CVE-2026-8496, CVE-2026-8851

USN: 8504-1