Sympa Archive Management Permissions Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:53503

Info

Sympa Archive Management Permissions Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 53503
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-2352
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 14 2012 12:00AM
Updated: May 21 2012 07:10PM
Credit: Reported by vendor
Vulnerable: Sympa Sympa 6.1.10
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable: Sympa Sympa 6.1.11

Discussion

Sympa Archive Management Permissions Security Bypass Vulnerability

Sympa is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability.

Attackers without sufficient privileges can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions; this may aid in further attacks.

Versions prior to Sympa 6.1.11 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Sympa Archive Management Permissions Security Bypass Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Sympa Archive Management Permissions Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for details.

References

Sympa Archive Management Permissions Security Bypass Vulnerability

References:
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