Amazon Linux AMI update for mailman



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2018-0618
CVE-2018-13796
CWE-ID CWE-79
CWE-451
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU13585

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0618

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

i686:
    mailman-2.1.15-30.25.amzn1.i686
    mailman-debuginfo-2.1.15-30.25.amzn1.i686

src:
    mailman-2.1.15-30.25.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    mailman-debuginfo-2.1.15-30.25.amzn1.x86_64
    mailman-2.1.15-30.25.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2020-1395.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU14330

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13796

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted URL and cause arbitrary text to be displayed on a web page from a trusted site.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

i686:
    mailman-2.1.15-30.25.amzn1.i686
    mailman-debuginfo-2.1.15-30.25.amzn1.i686

src:
    mailman-2.1.15-30.25.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    mailman-debuginfo-2.1.15-30.25.amzn1.x86_64
    mailman-2.1.15-30.25.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2020-1395.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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