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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.145041
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:Sympa < 6.2.60 SOAP API Vulnerability
Summary:Sympa is prone to an authentication bypass vulnerability in the; SOAP API.
Description:Summary:
Sympa is prone to an authentication bypass vulnerability in the
SOAP API.

Vulnerability Insight:
Sympa allows remote attackers to obtain full SOAP API access by
sending any arbitrary string (except one from an expired cookie) as the cookie value to
authenticateAndRun.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation may allow an unauthenticated attacker to
execute arbitrary SOAP API calls.

Affected Software/OS:
Sympa version 6.2.58 and prior.

Solution:
Update to version 6.2.60 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-29668
Debian Security Information: DSA-4818 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4818
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFZWDEKQFW3EH665OECDWIWM2MI7T53Y/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JICIHAJKKCZXJNIICUDYXGZFQCN6J4U6/
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=976020
https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/blob/6.2.59b.2/NEWS.md
https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/1041
https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/pull/1044
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00026.html
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