Upstream information

CVE-2021-25322 at MITRE

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in python-HyperKitty of openSUSE Leap 15.2, Factory allows local attackers to escalate privileges from the user hyperkitty or hyperkitty-admin to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.2 python-HyperKitty version 1.3.2-lp152.2.3.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory python-HyperKitty versions prior to 1.3.4-5.1.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.2
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.8
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1182373 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • HyperKitty-web >= 1.3.4-5.2
  • HyperKitty-web-uwsgi >= 1.3.4-5.2
  • python3-HyperKitty >= 1.3.4-5.2
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11207

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Feb 17 15:47:15 2021
CVE page last modified: Sat Nov 1 22:26:05 2025