CSRF Vulnerability in GNU Mailman Affects Admin Panel Security
CVE-2021-43332

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Mailman
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 November 2021

Summary

In GNU Mailman versions prior to 2.1.36, a vulnerability exists in the CSRF token for the Cgi/admindb.py admin database page, which inadvertently contains an encrypted version of the list admin password. This vulnerability may allow a moderator to exploit this weakness through an offline brute-force attack, potentially compromising the security of user sessions and access control within the Mailman administration interface.

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1949403
x_refsource_MISC
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/mailman-announce%40...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg0...
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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