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ID:5656 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Mailman - CVE-2018-5950
ID:5656 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Mailman - CVE-2018-5950
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10445
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5950
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Mailman
Mailman
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the web UI in Mailman before 2.1.26. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially 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
Update to version 2.1.26