CSRF in GNU Mailman



Published: 2021-12-03 | Updated: 2021-12-06
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-44227
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU58503

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44227

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as get a CSRF token and craft an admin request (using that token) to set a new admin password or make other changes.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Mailman: 2.0 - 2.1b1

External links

http://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1952384


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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