Description
The newsletter posting area in the web interface in Sympa 6.0.x before 6.0.10 and 6.1.x before 6.1.24 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | sympa | 6.1.23~dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | sympa | 6.1.23~dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | sympa | 6.1.23~dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 7 | sympa | 6.1.11~dfsg-5+deb7u2 | DSA-3134-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | sympa | 6.0.1+dfsg-4+squeeze3 | DLA-148-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-3134-1 sympa - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-148-1 sympa - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- MDVSA-2015:051 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20150120 Possible CVE request: sympa: vulnerability in the web interface mailing-list
- https://www.sympa.org/security_advisories
- 62387 third-party-advisory
- 72277 vdb-entry
- 62442 third-party-advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0085.html
- DSA-3134 vendor-advisory