Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-26880
Sympa through 6.2.57b.2 allows a local privilege escalation from the sympa user account to full root access by modifying the sympa.conf configuration file (which is owned by sympa) and parsing it through the setuid sympa_newaliases-wrapper executable.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2020-26880
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:6.2.57:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:6.2.57:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-26880
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 12 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-26880
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-26880
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-26880
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E2TKOL454ZKKLQCUSUPNEZ52WELN4OAH/
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: sympa-6.2.62-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/943#issuecomment-704779420
[SA 2020-002] Security flaws in setuid wrappers, CVE-2020-10936 · Issue #943 · sympa-community/sympa · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00015.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 2441-1] sympa security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B5MFWWYY4TSQAXBWZ6SBFX43BLUL3WWI/
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: sympa-6.2.62-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/1009
root privilege escalation from user sympa by modifying sympa.conf · Issue #1009 · sympa-community/sympa · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5CUVLHGWCDA6B2NH467ZMKL6O2NGLQZN/
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: sympa-6.2.62-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/943#issuecomment-704842235
[SA 2020-002] Security flaws in setuid wrappers, CVE-2020-10936 · Issue #943 · sympa-community/sympa · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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