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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1512-1] sympa security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
n Open Redirect vulnerability has been discovered in sympa. The 'referer' parameter of the wwsympa.fcgi login action can result in Open redirection and potential Cross Site Scripting via data URIs. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim browser opening a crafted URL supplied by the attacker.
Affected Software
Affected Software
sympa on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 6.1.23~dfsg-2+deb8u3. We recommend that you upgrade your sympa packages.