CVE catalog
CVE-2021-46900
sympa: CVE-2021-46900
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.37% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | sympa | sid | 6.2.76~dfsg-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | sympa | forky | 6.2.76~dfsg-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | sympa | trixie | 6.2.76~dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | sympa | bookworm | 6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | sympa | bookworm-security | 6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | sympa | pro | 6.2.40~dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sympa | pro | 6.2.40~dfsg-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sympa | pro | 6.2.40~dfsg-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sympa | pro | 6.2.40~dfsg-4ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sympa | pro | 6.2.40~dfsg-4ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | sympa | source | sid | 6.2.66~dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | sympa | source | forky | 6.2.66~dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | sympa | source | trixie | 6.2.66~dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | sympa | source | bookworm | 6.2.66~dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [sympa]Fixed
Details (4)
6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.2.66~dfsg-1dsa · sympa · debian · bookworm; dsa · sympa · debian · 12
6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.2.66~dfsg-1dsa · sympa · debian · bookworm; dsa · sympa · debian · 12
6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
6.2.66~dfsg-1dsa · sympa · debian · bookworm; dsa · sympa · debian · 12
6.2.70~dfsg-2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
6.2.66~dfsg-1dsa · sympa · debian · bookworm; dsa · sympa · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [sympa]Fixed
Details (2)
6.2.76~dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.2.66~dfsg-1dsa · sympa · debian · 13
6.2.76~dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.2.66~dfsg-1dsa · sympa · debian · 13
Observed: