SB2011022202 - Cross-site scripting in GNU Mailman

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SB2011022202 - Cross-site scripting in GNU Mailman

Published: February 22, 2011 Updated: November 30, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2011022202
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0707)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in Cgi/confirm.py in GNU Mailman 2.1.14 and earlier when processing the (1) full name or (2) username field in a confirmation message. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References