# CVE-2018-1000671: sympa version 6.2.16 and later contains a CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in The "referer" parame

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2018-09-06 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

sympa version 6.2.16 and later contains a CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in The "referer" parameter of the wwsympa.fcgi login action. that can result in Open redirection and reflected XSS via data URIs. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim's browser must follow a URL supplied by the attacker. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in none available.

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## References

- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/268
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00023.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4442-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00015.html
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-1000671.yaml

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