CVE-2016-6893
Published: 2 September 2016
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the user options page in GNU Mailman 2.1.x before 2.1.23 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify an option, as demonstrated by gaining access to the credentials of a victim's account.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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mailman Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(1:2.1.14-3ubuntu0.4)
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| trusty |
Released
(1:2.1.16-2ubuntu0.2)
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1:2.1.20-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(1:2.1.22-1ubuntu0.1)
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Patches: upstream: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mailman-coders/mailman/2.1/revision/1668 upstream: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2016-August/000226.html |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |