| Name | CVE-2021-46900 |
| Description | Sympa before 6.2.62 relies on a cookie parameter for certain security objectives, but does not ensure that this parameter exists and has an unpredictable value. Specifically, the cookie parameter is both a salt for stored passwords and an XSS protection mechanism. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| sympa (PTS) | buster, buster (security) | 6.2.40~dfsg-1+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 6.2.60~dfsg-4 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 6.2.70~dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| sympa | source | (unstable) | 6.2.66~dfsg-1 | | | |
Notes
[bullseye] - sympa <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - sympa <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.sympa.community/security/2021-001.html
https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/1091