Privilege escalation in Sympa
CVE-2020-10936
Sympa before 6.2.56 allows privilege escalation.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sympa
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sysdream.com/news/lab/ (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-05-25-cve-2020-10936-sympa-privileges-escalation-to-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4442-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00012.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4818 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10936?
- CVE-2020-10936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sympa, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10936?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-10936 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.