High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-46900
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.
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References
3- github.com/sympa-community/sympa-community.github.io/blob/master/security/2021-001.mdnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/1091nvdIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.sympa.community/security/2021-001.htmlnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
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